Syrphinae (Typical hover flies)

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Toxomerus occidentalis. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

The Syrphinae constitute one of the three subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae. Most larvae of this subfamily feed on aphids…

Tribe: Syrphini

Tribe: Melanostomini

Tribe: Bacchini

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