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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 Melangyna lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843 from United Kingdom

female Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

female Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763 from United Kingdom

female Cheilosia proxima Zetterstedt, 1843 from United Kingdom

male Leucozona lucorum Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

female Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

male Cheilosia scutellata Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom

female Pyrophaena granditarsis Forster, 1771 from United Kingdom

female Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838 from Greece

male Brachyopa pilosa Collin, 1939 from United Kingdom