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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 Eupeodes goeldlini Mazanek, Láska & Bičík, 1999 from United Kingdom

larva Leucozona laternaria Müller, 1776 from United Kingdom

female Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

female Brachyopa bicolor Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom

male Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776 from United Kingdom

male Chalcosyrphus valgus Gmelin, 1790 from Belgium

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

female Cheilosia bardus Harris, 1780 from United Kingdom

male Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776 from United Kingdom

larva Cheilosia albipila Meigen, 1838 from United Kingdom