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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 Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838 from Greece

male Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

female Lejops interpunctus Harris, 1776 from United Kingdom

male Epistrophe nitidicollis Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom

female Melangyna novaezelandiae Macquart, 1855 from New Zealand

male Eristalis abusiva Collin, 1931 from Netherlands

male Chrysotoxum fasciatum Müller, 1764 from United Kingdom

male Melangyna viridiceps Macquart, 1847 from Australia

female Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776 from United Kingdom

male Brachyopa bicolor Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom