Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of …

Dec 13, 2023 · What Do Syrphid Flies Look Like? There are a few commonalities among the 6000 known species of hover flies. All hover flies have a single pair of functional wings, making …

Syrphid flies are also known as flower or hover flies because they visit flowers to feed on nectar and pollen. The most common species in Pacific Northwest orchards is Scaeva pyrastri. Adults …

Coloration is commonly brown, greenish, pink, or whitish. Body contents visible through the thin integument (covering) can cause larval coloration to vary according to the color of what they …

Sep 3, 2023 · Hoverflies, also known as flower flies or syrphid flies, belong to the family Syrphidae. They are often mistaken for bees or wasps due to their similar appearance. …

Jan 19, 2024 · The flower flies of the subfamily Syrphinae of Canada, Alaska, and Greenland, Diptera: Syrphidae Vockeroth J.R. 1992. The insects and arachnids of Canada, Pt. 18. …

One of the colorful and common little flies in Florida which is most often mistaken for a harmful fruit fly is Allograpta obliqua (Say), a hover fly, flower fly, or syrphid fly. These flies can hover …

In this guide to Syrphidae genera, I first introduce the natural history and life history of hoverflies where I discuss topics of feeding behaviors in larvae and adults, floral selectivity among …

Oct 6, 2023 · The family Syrphidae contains 6200 species of hoverflies. 900 of those live in North America. Many of these hoverflies are important agricultural pest controllers, and all are also …

Jul 26, 2017 · Syrphid flies have 2 wings and are sometimes mistaken for small bees due to similar markings on their abdomen, but they are flies and do not bite or sting. Syrphid flies are …