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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 Platycheirus occultus Goeldlin, Maibach & Speight, 1990 from United Kingdom

female Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776 from United Kingdom

female Eristalis abusiva Collin, 1931 from Netherlands

male Helophilus intentus Curran & Fluke, 1926 from United Kingdom

female Criorhina ranunculi Panzer, 1805 from United Kingdom

copula Helophilus intentus Curran & Fluke, 1926 from United Kingdom

male Cheilosia bergenstammi Becker, 1894 from United Kingdom

male Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776 from United Kingdom

male Callicera aurata Rossi, 1790 from United Kingdom

female Platycheirus fulviventris Macquart, 1829 from United Kingdom