A medium to large fly often found hovering over flowers; adults resemble wasps, feeding on pollen and nectar; larvae diverse in habits, may be plant feeders, predators of aphids and insect larvae, or scavengers. (Order: Diptera. Family: Syrphidae, over 5000 species.)
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Female Syrphid Fly - Helophilus sp. |
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Eristalinae Microdontinae Syrphinae
200 genera |
Flies in the Diptera family Syrphidae are commonly known as hoverflies, flower flies, or Syrphid flies.
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Episyrphus balteatus |
Episyrphus balteatus |
Wasp Mimic Temnostoma sp. |
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Volucella inanis |
Flower-fly Ocyptamus |
Bumblebee Mimic |
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Helophilus pendulus |
Bee mimic from the Western Ghats |
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