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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 Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

male Chalcosyrphus valgus Gmelin, 1790 from Belgium

female Eristalis arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

male Pipiza luteitarsis Zetterstedt, 1843 from United Kingdom

male Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763 from United Kingdom

male Leucozona glaucia Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

female Myathropa florea Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

male Epistrophe eligans Harris, 1780 from United Kingdom

male Helophilus intentus Curran & Fluke, 1926 from United Kingdom

female Criorhina ranunculi Panzer, 1805 from United Kingdom