Syrphidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Syrphidae
Copestylum tamaulipanum (Townsend, 1898)

Copestylum tamaulipanum (Townsend, 1898)

Copestylum tamaulipanum (Townsend, 1898)

Copestylum tamaulipanum is a hoverfly species in the Syrphidae family found near the Mexico–United States border.

Copestylum vittatum Thompson, 1976

Copestylum vittatum Thompson, 1976

Copestylum vittatum Thompson, 1976

Copestylum vittatum, the striped bromeliad fly, is a widely distributed North American syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.

Copestylum fornax (Townsend, 1895)

Copestylum fornax (Townsend, 1895)

Copestylum fornax (Townsend, 1895)

Copestylum fornax is a species of syrphid fly in the insect family Syrphidae.

Copestylum isabellina (Williston, 1887)

Copestylum isabellina (Williston, 1887)

Copestylum isabellina (Williston, 1887)

Copestylum isabellina, Isabelle's bromeliad fly, is a syrphid fly species found in Southwestern North America.

Copestylum haagii (Jaennicke, 1867)

Copestylum haagii (Jaennicke, 1867)

Copestylum haagii (Jaennicke, 1867)

Copestylum haagii (Haag's bromeliad fly) is a syrphid fly species found in Western North America.

Copestylum sexmaculatum (Palisot de Beauvois, 1819)

Copestylum sexmaculatum (Palisot de Beauvois, 1819)

Copestylum sexmaculatum (Palisot de Beauvois, 1819)

The six-spotted bromeliad fly, Copestylum sexmaculatum, is a syrphid fly species in the family Syrphidae.

Ornidia obesa (Fabricius, 1775)

Ornidia obesa (Fabricius, 1775)

Ornidia obesa (Fabricius, 1775)

Ornidia obesa is a species of syrphid fly classified in the family Syrphidae.

Xylota sylvarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Xylota sylvarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Xylota sylvarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Xylota sylvarum is a Palearctic hoverfly species with a wing length of 9–12 mm, ranging from Fennoscandia south to Iberia and east to the Pacific coast.

Xylota flavitarsis Macquart, 1846

Xylota flavitarsis Macquart, 1846

Xylota flavitarsis Macquart, 1846

Xylota flavitarsis is a hoverfly species in the Syrphidae family found across Australia.

Xylota segnis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Xylota segnis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Xylota segnis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Xylota segnis is a dipteran species with a wide Palearctic and eastern Nearctic distribution that lives in woodland low bushes.

Chalcosyrphus curvaria (Curran, 1941)

Chalcosyrphus curvaria (Curran, 1941)

Chalcosyrphus curvaria (Curran, 1941)

The yellow-haltered leafwalker (Chalcosyrphus curvaria) is a common syrphid fly found across Northern North America.

Chalcosyrphus libo (Walker, 1849)

Chalcosyrphus libo (Walker, 1849)

Chalcosyrphus libo (Walker, 1849)

Long-haired Leafwalker (Chalcosyrphus libo) is an uncommon hoverfly species found in north-central North America.

Chalcosyrphus nemorum (Fabricius, 1805)

Chalcosyrphus nemorum (Fabricius, 1805)

Chalcosyrphus nemorum (Fabricius, 1805)

Chalcosyrphus nemorum is a hoverfly species with a wide distribution across the Palearctic and Nearctic regions.

Chalcosyrphus chalybeus (Wiedemann, 1830)

Chalcosyrphus chalybeus (Wiedemann, 1830)

Chalcosyrphus chalybeus (Wiedemann, 1830)

Chalcosyrphus chalybeus, the violet leafwalker, is a fairly common syrphid fly found in Canada and the United States.

Chalcosyrphus metallicus (Wiedemann, 1830)

Chalcosyrphus metallicus (Wiedemann, 1830)

Chalcosyrphus metallicus (Wiedemann, 1830)

The Yellow-legged Leafwalker is an uncommon syrphid hoverfly observed in the southeastern United States.

Chalcosyrphus piger (Fabricius, 1794)

Chalcosyrphus piger (Fabricius, 1794)

Chalcosyrphus piger (Fabricius, 1794)

Chalcosyrphus piger, the short-haired leafwalker, is an uncommon syrphid fly found across North America and Europe.

Brachypalpus valgus (Panzer, 1797)

Brachypalpus valgus (Panzer, 1797)

Brachypalpus valgus (Panzer, 1797)

Brachypalpus valgus is a medium-sized Palearctic hoverfly species found across parts of Europe.

Brachypalpus oarus (Walker, 1849)

Brachypalpus oarus (Walker, 1849)

Brachypalpus oarus (Walker, 1849)

Brachypalpus oarus, the eastern catkin, is a common nearctic syrphid fly found across Canada and the United States.

Brachypalpus alopex (Osten Sacken, 1877)

Brachypalpus alopex (Osten Sacken, 1877)

Brachypalpus alopex (Osten Sacken, 1877)

Brachypalpus alopex is an uncommon Nearctic syrphid hoverfly first described in 1877, found on coastal Western North America.

Sericomyia chalcopyga Loew, 1863

Sericomyia chalcopyga Loew, 1863

Sericomyia chalcopyga Loew, 1863

Sericomyia chalcopyga is a species of syrphid fly classified in the family Syrphidae.

Sericomyia silentis (Harris, 1778)

Sericomyia silentis (Harris, 1778)

Sericomyia silentis (Harris, 1778)

Sericomyia silentis (Harris, 1778) is a Palearctic hoverfly with distinct morphological traits and a broad Eurasian distribution.

Sericomyia superbiens (Müller, 1776)

Sericomyia superbiens (Müller, 1776)

Sericomyia superbiens (Müller, 1776)

Sericomyia superbiens is a bumblebee-mimicking Palearctic hoverfly species found across much of Europe and into European Russia.

Sericomyia chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842

Sericomyia chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842

Sericomyia chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842

The Oblique-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides) is a common syrphid fly found in parts of North America.

Sericomyia militaris Walker, 1849

Sericomyia militaris Walker, 1849

Sericomyia militaris Walker, 1849

Sericomyia militaris, the narrow-banded pond fly, is a common syrphid fly species found across northern North America.

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