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Family Syrphidae - Syrphid Flies

Syrphids, also known as Hover Flies, are important pollinators as adults. Their larvae inhabit terrestrial or aquatic environments with diverse lifestyles ranging from tree-hole scavengers to aphid predators.
Chalcosyrphus nemorum
Chalcosyrphus nemorum		 Chalcosyrphus nemorum
Chalcosyrphus nemorum		 Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum		 Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax		 Eumerus strigatus
Eumerus strigatus
Helophilus fasciatus
Helophilus fasciatus		 Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Lapposyrphus lapponicus		 Mallota posticata
Mallota posticata		 Rhingia nasica
Rhingia nasica		 Temnostoma excentrica
Temnostoma excentrica
Temnostoma cf. balyras
Temnostoma cf. balyras		 Chrysotoxum pubescens
Chrysotoxum pubescens		 Chrysotoxum pubescens
Chrysotoxum pubescens		 Spilomyia sayi
Spilomyia sayi 		Syritta pipiens larva
Syritta pipiens larva
Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens		 Platycheirus sp.
Platycheirus sp.		 Platycheirus sp.
Platycheirus sp.		 Platycheirus scambus
Platycheirus scambus		 Platycheirus sp.
Platycheirus sp.
Toxomerus geminatus
Toxomerus geminatus		 Toxomerus geminatus
Toxomerus geminatus		 Toxomerus geminatus
Toxomerus geminatus		 Toxomerus marginatus
Toxomerus marginatus 		Toxomerus marginatus
Toxomerus marginatus
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) perplexus
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) perplexus		 Syrphus knabi
Syrphus knabi		 Syrphus knabi
Syrphus knabi		 Syrphus knabi
Syrphus knabi		 Microdon tristis
Microdon tristis
Microdon tristis
Microdon tristis		 Orthonevra pictipennis
Orthonevra pictipennis		 Sphaerophoria sp.
Sphaerophoria sp.

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