Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring...

The family Syrphidae consists of more than 6000 living species of hoverfly. The internal taxonomy of the family and the number of genera varies greatly...

type sometimes distinguished as "frisée" Cichorium endivia flower with Syrphidae Seedlings The Plant List, Cichorium endivia L. USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved...

crabroniformis is a species of flower flies or hoverflies belonging to the family Syrphidae subfamily Eristalinae. This species is mainly present in Belgium, France...

Pipiza bimaculata is a species of hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera Wing...

Xylotomima Shannon (Dipt., Syrphidae). Ann.Ent.Fenn., 34: 179-197. Rotheray G., 1993 Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae Diptera, Syrphidae in Britain and Europe...

account of the larvae of some British Syrphidae". Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 136: 505–573. Peck, L.V. (1988) "Syrphidae". In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue...

the Syrphidae (Diptera) of Spain, Andorra and Gibraltar. Zootaxa 4216(5): 401–440 Speight, M.C.D. (2014) Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)...

been included in Oceania. Hull, Frank M. (1937). A Check List of the Syrphidae of Oceania (PDF). Department of Biology, University of Missouri. Archived...

Eristalis pertinax is a hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. It was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763 and is found in Asia and Europe....