Syrphidae
Platycheirus manicatus (Meigen, 1822)
Platycheirus manicatus (Meigen, 1822)
Platycheirus manicatus is a species of syrphidae with described morphology and a broad Palearctic and Nearctic distribution.
Baccha elongata (Fabricius, 1775)
Baccha elongata (Fabricius, 1775)
Baccha elongata is a small slender hoverfly found in Europe and North America that lives in shady low-lying vegetated habitats.
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)
Melanostoma scalare is a hoverfly species with sexual dimorphism in size and abdominal markings, distributed across multiple world regions.
Melanostoma fasciatum (Macquart, 1850)
Melanostoma fasciatum (Macquart, 1850)
Melanostoma fasciatum is a endemic hoverfly species of New Zealand with distinct black-and-yellow marked adults and aquatic-like breathing larvae.
Xanthandrus comtus (Harris, 1780)
Xanthandrus comtus (Harris, 1780)
Xanthandrus comtus is a Palearctic hoverfly species with distinct abdominal markings and orange legs and antennae.
Helophilus pendulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Helophilus pendulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Helophilus pendulus is a widespread common European hoverfly associated with many waterbody types.
Helophilus trivittatus (Fabricius, 1805)
Helophilus trivittatus (Fabricius, 1805)
Helophilus trivittatus is a migratory hoverfly species found across Europe and much of the Palearctic, living primarily in wetland habitats.
Helophilus latifrons Loew, 1863
Helophilus latifrons Loew, 1863
Helophilus latifrons, the Broad-headed Marsh Fly, is a North American syrphid hoverfly with aquatic larvae that feed on decaying vegetation.
Helophilus obscurus Loew, 1863
Helophilus obscurus Loew, 1863
Helophilus obscurus Loew, 1863 is a species of hoverfly with adults 10-13.5 mm long, described in morphological detail here.
Helophilus antipodus Schiner, 1868
Helophilus antipodus Schiner, 1868
Helophilus antipodus is a hoverfly species found across most of New Zealand, that pollinates an endemic mainland orchid.
Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
The metallic blue hoverfly Helophilus hochstetteri is a New Zealand native hoverfly often seen feeding on flowers.
Helophilus seelandicus (Gmelin, 1790)
Helophilus seelandicus (Gmelin, 1790)
Helophilus seelandicus is a 15 mm endemic New Zealand hoverfly whose larvae live in water with decaying organic matter.
Helophilus hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus hybridus Loew, 1846 is a species of hoverfly with a described morphology and broad Palearctic and Nearctic distribution.
Myathropa florea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Myathropa florea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Myathropa florea is a hoverfly species with distinct patterned bodies, found across the Palearctic and introduced to the Pacific coast of North America.
Anasimyia bilinearis (Williston, 1887)
Anasimyia bilinearis (Williston, 1887)
Anasimyia bilinearis, the two-lined swamp fly, is an uncommon North American syrphid hoverfly species.
Anasimyia contracta Claussen & Torp, 1980
Anasimyia contracta Claussen & Torp, 1980
Anasimyia contracta is a West Palearctic insect species distinguished from a related species by the shape of its second tergite.
Parhelophilus laetus (Loew, 1863)
Parhelophilus laetus (Loew, 1863)
Parhelophilus laetus, the Common Bog Fly, is a common syrphid hoverfly found across northern North America.
Parhelophilus flavifacies (Bigot, 1884)
Parhelophilus flavifacies (Bigot, 1884)
Parhelophilus flavifacies, the Black-legged Bog Fly, is a rare syrphid fly found in eastern North America.
Parhelophilus obsoletus (Loew, 1863)
Parhelophilus obsoletus (Loew, 1863)
Parhelophilus obsoletus, the Unadorned Bog Fly, is a common syrphid fly found in North America, with its larvae currently unknown.
Parhelophilus rex Curran & Fluke, 1926
Parhelophilus rex Curran & Fluke, 1926
The Dusky Bog Fly, Parhelophilus rex, is a fairly common syrphid fly native to northern North America with unknown larvae.
Parhelophilus integer (Loew, 1863)
Parhelophilus integer (Loew, 1863)
Parhelophilus integer, the shiny bog fly, is a rare syrphid fly species observed in the Eastern United States.
Asemosyrphus polygrammus
Asemosyrphus polygrammus
Common sickleleg Asemosyrphus polygrammus is a rat-tail maggot fly in Syrphidae, formerly in genus Lejops.
Polydontomyia curvipes (Wiedemann, 1830)
Polydontomyia curvipes (Wiedemann, 1830)
Polydontomyia is a monotypic genus of rat-tail maggot flies with the single species Polydontomyia curvipes, the dimorphic sickleleg.
Eristalis pertinax (Scopoli, 1763)
Eristalis pertinax (Scopoli, 1763)
Eristalis pertinax is a Palaearctic hover fly species with distinct morphological characteristics across its life stages.
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