| Diptera - Syrphidae |
| There are about 250 species of hoverfly in the British Isles and many of them mimic the markings of bees and wasps, although they are easily distinguished by the much shorter antennae. They largely fall into two sub-families: Syrphinae and Eristalinae. |
Platycheirus albimanus (female)
Platycheirus albimanus (male)
Melanostoma scalare (female)
Melanostoma (male)
Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Sphaerophoria scripta (male)
Sphaerophoria (female)
Eriozona syrphoides
Leucozona glaucia (female)
Leucozona glaucia (male)
Leucozona lucorum
Leucozona laternaria
Dasysyrphus albostriatus (female)
Dasysyrphus venustus agg. (female)
Didea fasciata (female)
Scaeva pyrastri (female)
Eupeodes corollae (male)
Eupeodes latifasciatus (female)
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum (male)
Melangyna lasiophthalma (female)
Meliscaeva cinctella (male)
Meliscaeva cinctella (female)
Meliscaeva auricollis (female)
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Parasyrphus punctulatus
Syrphus ribesii (male)
Syrphus ribesii (female)
Syrphus torvus (male)
Cheilosia fraterna
Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia albitarsis agg.
Cheilosia bergenstammi
Ferdinandea cuprea
Rhingia campestris
Neoascia sp.
Sphegina sibirica
Sphegina sibirica
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis horticola
Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis rupium
Eristalis nemorum
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Anasimyia sp.
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus trivittatus
Merodon equestris
Sericomyia lappona (male)
Sericomyia silentis (female)
Volucella pellucens
Tropidia scita (male)
Xylota segnis (male)
Xylota jakutorum (male)
Sub-family: SYRPHINAE
Tribe: BACCHINI
Sub-family: SYRPHINAE
Tribe: SYRPHINI
Sub-family: ERISTALINAE
Tribe: CHEILOSIINI
Sub-family: ERISTALINAE
Tribe: CHRYSOGASTRINI
Sub-family: ERISTALINAE
Tribe: ERISTALINI
Tribe: MERODONTINI
Tribe: SERICOMYIINI
Sub-family: ERISTALINAE
Tribe: VOLLUCELLINI
Sub-family: ERISTALINAE
Tribe: XYLOTINI
Useful links:
The Hoverfly Recording Scheme
The Society for the Study of Flies