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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.

male Melangyna viridiceps Macquart, 1847 from Australia

male Chrysogaster virescens Loew, 1854 from United Kingdom

copula Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794 from United Kingdom

male Matsumyia berberina Fabricius, 1805 from United Kingdom

male Chrysotoxum verralli Collin, 1940 from United Kingdom

female Dasysyrphus tricinctus Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom

female Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763 from United Kingdom

male Brachyopa bicolor Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom

male Cheilosia scutellata Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom

male Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom