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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 Eumerus ornatus Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom

female Platycheirus fulviventris Macquart, 1829 from United Kingdom

male Eristalis tenax Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

male Cheilosia bardus Harris, 1780 from United Kingdom

female Epistrophe eligans Harris, 1780 from United Kingdom

female Parhelophilus versicolor Fabricius, 1794 from United Kingdom

female Cheilosia proxima Zetterstedt, 1843 from United Kingdom

female Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776 from United Kingdom

female Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887 from Poland

male Parhelophilus versicolor Fabricius, 1794 from United Kingdom