Similar in appearance to Helophilus with thoracic stripes and swollen hind femora. However, the stripes are narrower, and the markings are much smaller. The species are much darker in appearance.
Syrphidae
A tribe of hoverflies that resemble the Syrphini except that they have a black scutellum instead of the yellow scutellum of the Syrphini tribe.
The Cheilosiini are a small but distinctive tribe of hoverflies within the subfamily Eristalinae, best known for their wasp-like or sombre, non-typical syrphid appearance and their association with fungal habitats. Unlike the brightly marked flower-visiting hoverflies familiar to most observers, members of this tribe are generally dark, slender, and unobtrusive, often resembling solitary wasps or small empidid flies rather than typical syrphids.
A large tribe of hoverflies, family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. The tribe has two types of body shape 'wasp-like' and 'bee-like' . The genus is most easily recognised by the strong loop in the wing vein R4+5.
NOTE: In the wasp like species in the genus Helophilus, Parhelophilus, Anasimyia, and Lejops the eyes of the males do not meet.
A genus of hoverflies that have eye marking in the form of spots.
This genus contains the bee mimics with Eristalis tenax being easily mistaken for a drone honey bee. Other species in the genus are less easily mistaken.
The members of this genus have bold markings. The thorax is striped black and yellow. The abdomen is yellow with black markings.
This is a large genus of bee mimicking hoverflies. There are about 50 European species mostly centred in the Mediterranean region. However, the variable Narcissus-fly (Merodon equestris) is the only species resident in Britain.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Xylota
Species: M. equestris
A very common European and North African genus of hoverfly.
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