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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 Caliprobola speciosa Rossi, 1790 from United Kingdom

male Sericomyia lappona Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

male Cheilosia nebulosa Verrall, 1871 from United Kingdom

female Lejops lineatus Fabricius, 1787 from United Kingdom

male Melangyna lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843 from United Kingdom

male Eristalis interrupta Poda, 1761 from United Kingdom

copula Pocota personata Harris, 1780 from United Kingdom

female Chalcosyrphus eunotus Loew, 1873 from Belgium

female Xanthogramma laetum Fabricius, 1794 from Belgium

male Sphiximorpha subsessilis Illiger, 1807 from Belgium