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Syrphidae is an insect family of two winged flies commonly known as Flower or Hoverflies. There are thousands of different species with different live styles and different ecological functions. From the majority of known species their livecycle is unfortunatly unknown.

This website is devoted to them and tries to give you the best overview according to the latest scientific discoveries. The "Syrphidae?" page gives more in-depth information about this diverse family.

female Pyrophaena granditarsis Forster, 1771 from United Kingdom

male Cheilosia bardus Harris, 1780 from United Kingdom

larva Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843 from United Kingdom

male Cheilosia nebulosa Verrall, 1871 from United Kingdom

male Eumerus ornatus Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom

male Cheilosia tarditas Harris, 1780 from United Kingdom

female Sphiximorpha subsessilis Illiger, 1807 from Belgium

female Platycheirus fulviventris Macquart, 1829 from United Kingdom

male Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776 from United Kingdom

male Xylota lenta Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom