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Subfamily Syrphinae

Bacchini · Paragini · Pipizini · Syrphini · Toxomerini

Tribe Bacchini
Unknown Syrphidae - Platycheirus - female fly - Platycheirus Syrphid with blue halteres - Melanostoma mellinum - female Syrphid Fly (laying egg) - Melanostoma mellinum - female Syrphid Fly - Platycheirus - male Syrphid on composite - Platycheirus - male Syphid, possibly Platycheirus sp. - Platycheirus Syrphid Fly - Melanostoma mellinum - female

Tribe Paragini
little black hover fly - Paragus Which fly is this, please? - Paragus - male - female tiny Hoverfly ? - Paragus Li'l Guy - Paragus 8015342 - Paragus - male - female 8015478 - Paragus Unidentified diptera - Paragus Paragus ? - Paragus

Tribe Pipizini
Syrphid - Pipiza - male Syrphid Fly - Pipiza - male Fly ID Request [2008] - Pipiza - female Fly ID Request [2008] - Pipiza - female Syrphid Bombus Mimic - Arctophila flagrans Bombus Mimic - Syrphid - Arctophila flagrans Syrphid fly - Pipiza Another fly - Arctophila flagrans

Tribe Syrphini
Another Unknown fly - Pseudodoros clavatus - female Allograpta - Allograpta obliqua DC Syrphid - Sphaerophoria Insect that seems to prey on tiny insects. Possibly in Genus Eupeodes Eupeodes or Syrphus or ?? - Eupeodes - female syrphid fly - Eupeodes or Syrphus? syrphid fly - Syrphus Unidentified Insect 150 - Sphaerophoria

Tribe Toxomerini
tiny fly 2 - Toxomerus geminatus - female Syrphid Fly - Toxomerus geminatus - female Toxomerus marginatus - male - female Syrphid ID possible? - Toxomerus geminatus Syrphid Fly - Toxomerus marginatus Toxomerus marginatus female? - Toxomerus occidentalis - female Some kind of hoverfly, I think - Toxomerus marginatus Toxomerus? - Toxomerus geminatus


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