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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.

copula Helophilus intentus Curran & Fluke, 1926 from United Kingdom

female Merodon avidus Rossi, 1790 from France

female Helophilus trivittatus Fabricius, 1805 from United Kingdom

male Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776 from United Kingdom

male Platycheirus podagratus Zetterstedt, 1838 from United Kingdom

male Pipiza luteitarsis Zetterstedt, 1843 from United Kingdom

male Chalcosyrphus femoratus Linnaeus, 1758 from Belgium

male Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

male Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875 from United Kingdom

male Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom