Syrphidae
Ocyptamus fuscipennis (Say, 1823)
Ocyptamus fuscipennis (Say, 1823)
Ocyptamus fuscipennis is a syrphid fly found in North America, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, with predatory larvae that visit flowers as adults.
Parasyrphus punctulatus (Verrall, 1873)
Parasyrphus punctulatus (Verrall, 1873)
Parasyrphus punctulatus is a Palearctic hoverfly with a broad distribution across much of Eurasia.
Paragus haemorrhous Meigen, 1822
Paragus haemorrhous Meigen, 1822
Paragus haemorrhous Meigen, 1822 is a small hoverfly found across three biogeographic regions, with distinct morphological traits for males.
Eriozona syrphoides (Fallén, 1817)
Eriozona syrphoides (Fallén, 1817)
Eriozona syrphoides is a European bee-mimicking hoverfly whose larvae eat aphids, found across much of Eurasia.
Leucozona lucorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Leucozona lucorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Leucozona lucorum is a widely distributed hoverfly species found across the Palearctic and Nearctic regions.
Leucozona glaucia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Leucozona glaucia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Leucozona glaucia is a Palearctic hoverfly species with distinct abdominal marking patterns.
Leucozona laternaria (Müller, 1776)
Leucozona laternaria (Müller, 1776)
Leucozona laternaria is a Palearctic hover fly species with a black scutellum and distinct abdominal markings.
Meliscaeva auricollis (Meigen, 1822)
Meliscaeva auricollis (Meigen, 1822)
Meliscaeva auricollis is a Palearctic hover fly with a 6–9.5 mm wing length and defined abdominal patterning.
Meliscaeva cinctella (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Meliscaeva cinctella (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Meliscaeva cinctella is a hoverfly species with a defined morphology, found across the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.
Dasysyrphus albostriatus (Fallén, 1817)
Dasysyrphus albostriatus (Fallén, 1817)
Dasysyrphus albostriatus is a Palaearctic hoverfly species with distinct thoracic and abdominal markings.
Dasysyrphus tricinctus (Fallén, 1817)
Dasysyrphus tricinctus (Fallén, 1817)
Dasysyrphus tricinctus is a Palaearctic hoverfly species with distinct abdominal yellow patterning.
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)
Ischiodon scutellaris is a small insect with distinct color markings on its body, eggs, and larvae.
Ischiodon aegyptius (Wiedemann, 1830)
Ischiodon aegyptius (Wiedemann, 1830)
Ischiodon aegyptius, the epauletted hoverfly, is an Afrotropical aphid-eating hoverfly species that looks like a small wasp.
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Macquart, 1842)
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Macquart, 1842)
Simosyrphus grandicornis is a 10 mm hoverfly with distinct physical traits and clear sexual dimorphism in eye placement and abdomen shape.
Lapposyrphus lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Lapposyrphus lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Lapposyrphus lapponicus is a common Northern Hemisphere syrphid fly whose adults eat flower nectar and pollen, and larvae eat aphids.
Megasyrphus laxus (Osten Sacken, 1875)
Megasyrphus laxus (Osten Sacken, 1875)
Megasyrphus laxus is an uncommon syrphid hoverfly species observed across North America, whose larvae are unknown.
Dideopsis aegrota (Fabricius, 1805)
Dideopsis aegrota (Fabricius, 1805)
Dideopsis aegrota is a large hover fly distinguished by dark wings with translucent ends and a characteristic abdominal and leg color pattern.
Epistrophella emarginata (Say, 1823)
Epistrophella emarginata (Say, 1823)
Epistrophella emarginata is a common North American hoverfly whose larvae prey on aphids, found across parts of North and Central America.
Ocyptamus costatus (Say, 1829)
Ocyptamus costatus (Say, 1829)
The cobalt hover fly Ocyptamus costatus is a syrphid fly found in southern Ontario and eastern US, with predatory scale-eating larvae.
Hypocritanus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)
Hypocritanus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)
Hypocritanus fascipennis, the eastern band-winged hover fly, is a North American syrphid fly species reclassified in 2020.
Hypocritanus lemur (Osten Sacken, 1877)
Hypocritanus lemur (Osten Sacken, 1877)
Hypocritanus lemur is a syrphid fly species that was reclassified from Ocyptamus in 2020.
Platycheirus trichopus (Thomson, 1869)
Platycheirus trichopus (Thomson, 1869)
Platycheirus trichopus, the western forest sedgesitter, is a North American syrphid fly identifiable from good head/face photos.
Platycheirus albimanus (Fabricius, 1781)
Platycheirus albimanus (Fabricius, 1781)
Platycheirus albimanus is a hoverfly species with distinct morphological traits that closely resembles several related Platycheirus species.
Platycheirus scutatus (Meigen, 1822)
Platycheirus scutatus (Meigen, 1822)
Platycheirus scutatus is a species of Diptera with distinct morphological features, found in parts of the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.
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