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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.

female Parhelophilus versicolor Fabricius, 1794 from United Kingdom

male Pyrophaena granditarsis Forster, 1771 from United Kingdom

male Brachyopa bicolor Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom

male Platycheirus splendidus Rotheray, 1998 from United Kingdom

male Cheilosia scutellata Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom

female Melangyna collata Walker, 1852 from Australia

copula Helophilus intentus Curran & Fluke, 1926 from United Kingdom

male Brachyopa dorsata Zetterstedt, 1837 from Belgium

female Merodon avidus Rossi, 1790 from France

female Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761 from United Kingdom