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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.

male Melangyna lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843 from United Kingdom

male Eristalis tenax Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

female Merodon neofasciatus Ståhls & Vujić , 2018 from Greece

female Matsumyia berberina Fabricius, 1805 from United Kingdom

male Melangyna viridiceps Macquart, 1847 from Australia

female Ferdinandea aurea Rondani, 1844 from Greece

female Parhelophilus versicolor Fabricius, 1794 from United Kingdom

male Dasysyrphus tricinctus Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom

female Platycheirus manicatus Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom

male Lejops contracta Torp & Claussen, 1980 from United Kingdom