Welcome

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 Cheilosia pagana Meigen, 1822 from United Kingdom

male Cheilosia ranunculi Doczkal, 2000 from United Kingdom

male Brachyopa dorsata Zetterstedt, 1837 from Belgium

female Eristalis arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

male Xylota sylvarum Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

female Didea fasciata Macquart, 1834 from Belgium

female Sphaerophoria loewii Zetterstedt, 1843 from United Kingdom

female Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838 from Greece

female Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758 from United Kingdom

female Chalcosyrphus nemorum Fabricius, 1805 from United Kingdom