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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 Helophilus trivittatus Fabricius, 1805 from United Kingdom

female Xylota lenta Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom

female Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838 from Greece

female Cheilosia variabilis Panzer, 1798 from United Kingdom

male Melangyna lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843 from United Kingdom

female Platycheirus ciliger Loew, 1856 from United Kingdom

female Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842 from Canada

male Pyrophaena granditarsis Forster, 1771 from United Kingdom

male Platycheirus podagratus Zetterstedt, 1838 from United Kingdom

male Portevinia maculata Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom