Syrphidae
Temnostoma vespiforme (Linnaeus, 1758)
Temnostoma vespiforme (Linnaeus, 1758)
Temnostoma vespiforme, the wasp hoverfly, is a hoverfly species found in Europe whose larvae feed on deciduous tree decaying wood.
Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864
Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864
Temnostoma alternans, the Wasp-like falsehorn, is a common syrphid fly found across Canada and the northern and central United States.
Temnostoma daochum (Walker, 1849)
Temnostoma daochum (Walker, 1849)
Temnostoma daochum, the Yellow-spotted Falsehorn, is a rare syrphid hoverfly found in the eastern US that mimics wasps.
Temnostoma excentricum (Harris, 1841)
Temnostoma excentricum (Harris, 1841)
Black-spotted Falsehorn (Temnostoma excentricum) is a wasp-mimicking syrphid fly found in Canada and northern United States.
Temnostoma balyras (Walker, 1849)
Temnostoma balyras (Walker, 1849)
Temnostoma balyras, the Yellow-haired Falsehorn, is a common syrphid fly found across Canada and the United States.
Temnostoma barberi Curran, 1939
Temnostoma barberi Curran, 1939
Temnostoma barberi, the Bare-bellied Falsehorn, is a common wasp-mimicking syrphid fly found in Canada and the eastern United States.
Temnostoma bombylans (Fabricius, 1805)
Temnostoma bombylans (Fabricius, 1805)
Temnostoma bombylans is a hoverfly species whose larvae feed in decaying wood of deciduous trees.
Temnostoma apiforme (Fabricius, 1794)
Temnostoma apiforme (Fabricius, 1794)
Temnostoma apiforme is a hoverfly species whose larvae feed on decaying deciduous tree wood.
Temnostoma meridionale Krivosheina & Mamayev, 1962
Temnostoma meridionale Krivosheina & Mamayev, 1962
The wasp hoverfly Temnostoma vespiforme is a hoverfly species whose larvae feed on deciduous tree decaying wood, found in Europe.
Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863
Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863
Pterallastes thoracicus, the goldenback fly, is an uncommon syrphid fly found in central and eastern United States.
Teuchocnemis lituratus (Loew, 1863)
Teuchocnemis lituratus (Loew, 1863)
Teuchocnemis lituratus, the Black Spur Fly, is an uncommon syrphid fly found in eastern North America.
Teuchocnemis bacuntius (Walker, 1849)
Teuchocnemis bacuntius (Walker, 1849)
Teuchocnemis bacuntius is a species with orange adults recorded from Georgia and Texas in the United States.
Syritta pipiens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Syritta pipiens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Syritta pipiens, the thick-legged hoverfly, is a common flower-visiting hoverfly distributed across most of the world.
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842
Syritta flaviventris is a syrphid fly species native to Madagascar and southern Europe, introduced to the Americas.
Syritta orientalis Macquart, 1842
Syritta orientalis Macquart, 1842
Syritta orientalis is a syrphid fly species found in the Oriental region, Australia, Micronesia, and Hawaii.
Tropidia quadrata (Say, 1824)
Tropidia quadrata (Say, 1824)
Tropidia quadrata, the common thickleg fly, is a common North American syrphid hoverfly with aquatic larvae.
Tropidia albistylum Macquart, 1847
Tropidia albistylum Macquart, 1847
Tropidia albistylum, the Yellow-thighed Thickleg Fly, is a rare syrphid hoverfly found in eastern and central North America.
Tropidia scita (Harris, 1780)
Tropidia scita (Harris, 1780)
Tropidia scita is a Palearctic hoverfly species with defined morphological traits and a wide east-west distribution range.
Orthoprosopa bilineata (Walker, 1849)
Orthoprosopa bilineata (Walker, 1849)
Orthoprosopa bilineata is a species of hoverfly in the Syrphidae family that is found in New Zealand.
Callicera spinolae Rondani, 1843
Callicera spinolae Rondani, 1843
Callicera spinolae is a rare large hoverfly that relies on deciduous tree rot holes in ancient woodlands across Europe and western Asia.
Ceriana vespiformis (Latreille, 1809)
Ceriana vespiformis (Latreille, 1809)
Ceriana vespiformis is a wasp-mimicking hoverfly species mostly distributed across the Mediterranean region.
Ceriana abbreviata Loew, 1864
Ceriana abbreviata Loew, 1864
Ceriana abbreviata, the Northern Wasp Fly, is a rare North American syrphid hoverfly that mimics wasps.
Ceriana tridens (Loew, 1872)
Ceriana tridens (Loew, 1872)
Ceriana tridens is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae found in Western North America.
Sphiximorpha willistoni (Kahl, 1897)
Sphiximorpha willistoni (Kahl, 1897)
Sphiximorpha willistoni is a wasp-mimic hoverfly species detailed with full morphological description.
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