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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 Brachypalpus laphriformis Fallén, 1816 from United Kingdom

male Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

female Platycheirus fulviventris Macquart, 1829 from United Kingdom

female Epistrophe eligans Harris, 1780 from United Kingdom

female Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842 from Canada

female Didea fasciata Macquart, 1834 from Belgium

male Eristalis tenax Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

male Tropidia scita Harris, 1780 from United Kingdom

male Xylota segnis Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

female Sphaerophoria loewii Zetterstedt, 1843 from United Kingdom