List of flower fly species of North America


There are more than 870 species of flower fly in North America
. The following is an attempt at a comprehensive North American list of this family of insects.

Family [Syrphidae]

Subfamily [Syrphinae]

Tribe [Bacchini]

Genus ''[Baccha]'' [Johan [Christian Fabricius|Fabricius]], 1805
78 species

Tribe [Paragini]

Genus ''[Paragus]'' Latreille

Tribe [Pipizini]

Genus ''[Pipiza]'' Fallén

Tribe [Syrphini]

Genus ''[Allograpta]'' Osten Sacken
5 species Allograpta exoticaAllograpta obliquaAllograpta micrura
13 species
Genus ''[Dasysyrphus]'' Enderlein
14 species
Genus ''[Didea]'' Macquart
2 species Didea alneti
21 Species
Genus ''[Lapposyrphus]''
Lapposyrphus aberrantis
14 species
Genus ''[Orphnabaccha]'' Vockeroth, 1969
13 species
Genus ''[Syrphus]''
11 species

Tribe [Toxomerini]

Genus ''[Toxomerus]''
23 species

Subfamily [Microdontinae]

Genus ''[Aristosyrphus]''

  • Aristosyrphus carpenteri
  • Aristosyrphus samperi Thompson, 2008 – Colombia, Peru & Costa Rica

Genus ''[Carreramyia]''

  • ''Carreramyia megacephalus''

Genus ''[Microdon]''

29 species

Genus ''[Mixogaster]''

Key to North American species

Genus ''[Omegasyrphus]''

  • ''Omegasyrphus pallipennis''

Genus ''[Peradon]''

  • ''Peradon chrysopygus''

Genus ''[Pseudomicrodon]''

  • ''Pseudomicrodon claripennis''

Genus ''[Rhopalosyrphus]''

  • Rhopalosyrphus guentherii
  • Rhopalosyrphus ramulorum Weems & Deyrup, 2003,

Genus ''[Ubristes]''

  • Ubristes jaguarinus Reemer, 2013

Subfamily [Eristalinae]

Tribe [Brachyopini]

Genus ''[Brachyopa]'' Meigen">Johann Wilhelm Meigen">Meigen, 1822
17 species
Genus ''[Chrysogaster]'' Meigen">Johann Wilhelm Meigen">Meigen, 1803
8 speciesMyolepta auricaudata Myolepta aurinota Myolepta camillae Weems, 1956Myolepta cornellia Myolepta lunulata Bigot, 1884Myolepta nigra Myolepta strigilata
Genus ''[Sphegina]''

Tribe [Callicerini]

Genus ''[Callicera]''

Tribe [Cerioidini]

Genus ''[Ceriana]''
Genus ''[Monoceromyia]''
Genus ''[Sphiximorpha]''
  • Sphiximorpha cylindrica
  • ''Sphiximorpha loewii''

Tribe [Eristalini]

Genus ''[Eristalinus]''
Eristalinus aeneus Scopoli, 1844Eristalinus taeniops Weidemann, 1818
Genus ''[Eristalis]''
Genus ''[Helophilus]''
12 species
Genus ''[Lejops]''
Genus ''[Mallota]''
11 species
Genus ''[Parhelophilus]''

Tribe [Sericomyiini]

Genus ''[Sericomyia]''
14 species
Genus ''[Pyritis]''
  • ''Pyritis kincaidii''

Tribe [Merodontini]

Genus ''[Eumerus]''

Tribe [Milesiini]

Genus ''Blera">Blera (fly)">Blera'' Billberg">Gustaf Johan Billberg">Billberg, 1820
Genus ''[Brachypalpus]''
Brachypalpus alopex Brachypalpus cyanella Osten Sacken, 1877
Genus ''[Criorhina]''
14 species
Genus ''[Cynorhinella]''
Cynorhinella longinasus
Subgenus ''[Chrysosomidia]'' Curran">Charles Howard Curran">Curran, 1934
3 species Milesia bella Milesia scutellata
14 species
Genus ''[Spilomyia]''
10 species
Genus ''[Syritta]''
Syritta pipiens
10 species
Genus ''[Teuchocnemis]''
8 species
Genus ''[Xylota]''
29 species

Tribe [Rhingiini]

Genus ''[Chamaesyrphus]''
Genus ''[Cheilosia]''
78 species
Genus ''Ferdinandea">Ferdinandea (fly)">Ferdinandea''
Ferdinandea aeneicolor Shannon, 1924Ferdinandea buccata

Tribe [Volucellini]

Genus ''[Copestylum]''
82 species
Genus ''[Ornidia]''