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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 Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom

female Sphiximorpha subsessilis Illiger, 1807 from Belgium

male Brachypalpus laphriformis Fallén, 1816 from United Kingdom

copula Hammerschmidtia ferruginea Fallén, 1817 from United Kingdom

female Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875 from United Kingdom

male Platycheirus manicatus Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom

female Epistrophe grossulariae Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom

male Brachyopa dorsata Zetterstedt, 1837 from Belgium

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

female Melangyna viridiceps Macquart, 1847 from Australia