Welcome

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.

male Pyrophaena granditarsis Forster, 1771 from United Kingdom

female Chalcosyrphus eunotus Loew, 1873 from Belgium

male Tropidia scita Harris, 1780 from United Kingdom

female Brachyopa bicolor Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom

male Eristalis intricaria Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

female Dasysyrphus tricinctus Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom

female Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761 from United Kingdom

female Xanthogramma laetum Fabricius, 1794 from Belgium

female Xylota tarda Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom

female Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom