About Earthynature of Britain
  1. Home
  2. Groups
  3. True flies

True flies

2,117 species

Marmalade hoverfly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
46,804
Scientific name
Episyrphus balteatus

Tapered Drone Fly

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
35,005
Scientific name
Eristalis pertinax

Dangling Swamp-lover

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
34,301
Scientific name
Helophilus pendulus

Bee Fly

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
32,811
Scientific name
Bombylius major

Drone Fly

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
28,014
Scientific name
Eristalis tenax

Batman Hoverfly

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
21,723
Scientific name
Myathropa florea

Hover Fly

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
15,338
Scientific name
Syritta pipiens

Golden Dung Fly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
14,206
Scientific name
Scathophaga stercoraria

Soldier fly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
12,979
Scientific name
Chloromyia formosa

Common Flower Fly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
11,730
Scientific name
Syrphus ribesii

Common Globetail

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
10,244
Scientific name
Sphaerophoria scripta

Hover Fly

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
9,660
Scientific name
Eristalis arbustorum

Migrant Hover Fly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
9,218
Scientific name
Eupeodes corollae

Greater Bulb-fly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
8,814
Scientific name
Merodon equestris

Hornet Hoverfly

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
8,755
Scientific name
Volucella zonaria

Hover Fly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
8,563
Scientific name
Melanostoma mellina

Black Snipefly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
8,496
Scientific name
Chrysopilus cristatus

Bog Hoverfly

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
8,261
Scientific name
Sericomyia silentis

Common Tachinid

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
8,124
Scientific name
Tachina fera

Sixspot Cranefly

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
7,283
Scientific name
Limonia nubeculosa

Notch-horned Cleg

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
6,849
Scientific name
Haematopota pluvialis

Noon Fly

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
6,837
Scientific name
Mesembrina meridiana

Bumblebee Blacklet

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
6,599
Scientific name
Cheilosia illustrata

Spring Epistrophe

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
6,574
Scientific name
Epistrophe eligans

Snipefly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
6,241
Scientific name
Rhagio scolopacea

Seedcorn Maggot

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
6,186
Scientific name
Delia platura

Spotted Meliscaeva

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,839
Scientific name
Meliscaeva auricollis

European Crane Fly

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
5,709
Scientific name
Tipula paludosa

Furry Dronefly

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
5,653
Scientific name
Eristalis intricaria

St Marks Fly

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
5,213
Scientific name
Bibio marci