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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.

larva Cheilosia albipila Meigen, 1838 from United Kingdom

male Helophilus intentus Curran & Fluke, 1926 from United Kingdom

female Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875 from United Kingdom

male Eristalis intricaria Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

male Chalcosyrphus femoratus Linnaeus, 1758 from Belgium

female Cheilosia bardus Harris, 1780 from United Kingdom

male Platycheirus splendidus Rotheray, 1998 from United Kingdom

female Melangyna novaezelandiae Macquart, 1855 from New Zealand

male Melangyna viridiceps Macquart, 1847 from Australia

male Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom