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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 Matsumyia berberina Fabricius, 1805 from United Kingdom

male Caliprobola speciosa Rossi, 1790 from United Kingdom

female Xanthogramma laetum Fabricius, 1794 from Belgium

male Xylota segnis Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

male Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

male Chrysotoxum verralli Collin, 1940 from United Kingdom

male Chalcosyrphus nemorum Fabricius, 1805 from United Kingdom

male Parhelophilus versicolor Fabricius, 1794 from United Kingdom

male Helophilus hybridus Loew, 1846 from United Kingdom

male Epistrophe grossulariae Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom