Volucella evecta, the eastern swiftwing, is an uncommon species of hoverfly that has been considered a subspecies of Volucella bombylans, but has been shown to be a distinct species.

It resembles a number of species, including Bombus pensylvanicus, Bombus affinis, Bombus bimaculatus, and Habropoda laboriosa.

[1] The range of this species is from Eastern North America and Canada from Georgia to New Brunswick.

The adults have been observed feeding on Geum, Viburnum, Rubus, and other flowering plants.

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