Pelecocera tricincta is a species of hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae.

Pelecocera tricincta is a small a hoverfly reaching a length of 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in).

Adults can be found from June to October, when they visit yellow composites such as Hieracium, flowers of Common Tormentil (Potentilla erecta), heather (Calluna) and Cross-leaved heath (Erica tetralix).

This species is present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in North Africa.

This species is usually associated with the margins of bogs, wet heaths, mires and heathlands.