Syrphus

Species Information
There are 5 British species of this genus. The larvae feed on a wide variety of aphids.

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Insecta (Insects)
Diptera (True Flies)
Brachycera (Higher Diptera)
Eremoneura – Cyclorrhapha
Syrphoidea
Syrphidae (Hoverflies)
Syrphus Fabricius, 1775

Photographs
Species discovered on rose.

Syrphus sp
May 2019. Back garden, South Staffordshire
Syrphus sp
May 2019. Back garden, South Staffordshire
Syrphus sp
May 2019. Back garden, South Staffordshire
Syrphus sp
May 2019. Back garden, South Staffordshire

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