hoverflies
![Parsley Blacklet [Cheilosia pagana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_0196_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Sep2021.jpg "Parsley Blacklet [Cheilosia pagana]")
Parsley Blacklet [Cheilosia pagana]
Female on Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Sep 2021
![Two-banded Wasp Hoverfly [Chrysotoxum bicinctum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG7_3711_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_01Aug2021.jpg "Two-banded Wasp Hoverfly [Chrysotoxum bicinctum]")
Two-banded Wasp Hoverfly [Chrysotoxum bicinctum]
Female on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2021
![Large Spearhorn [Chrysotoxum cautum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_1477_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23Jun2025.jpg "Large Spearhorn [Chrysotoxum cautum]")
Large Spearhorn [Chrysotoxum cautum]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Jun 2025
![Stripe-backed Brusheye [Dasysyrphus albostriatus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_4049_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23Sep2025.jpg "Stripe-backed Brusheye [Dasysyrphus albostriatus]")
Stripe-backed Brusheye [Dasysyrphus albostriatus]
Female on Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) leaf; note Bucculatrix frangutella final stage leaf mine on leaf bottom right - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Sep 2025
![Black-horned Smoothtail [Epistrophe grossulariae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG7_9971_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Sep2021.jpg "Black-horned Smoothtail [Epistrophe grossulariae]")
Black-horned Smoothtail [Epistrophe grossulariae]
Female on Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Sep 2021
![Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_8747_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_25Jul2023.jpg "Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]")
Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]
Male on Old Man’s Beard (Clematis vitalba)- Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2023
![Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/IMG_1341_60D_TheDowns_28May2025.jpg "Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]")
Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]
Male on Common Dogwood leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 May 2025
![Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_1601_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jun2025.jpg "Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]")
Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025
![Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_8776_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_25Jul2023.jpg "Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]")
Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]
Female on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2023
![Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_0122_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Sep2021.jpg "Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum]")
Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum]
Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Sep 2021
![Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_4510_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Oct2025.jpg "Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum]")
Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 09 Oct 2025
![Furry Drone Fly [Eristalis intricaria]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/IMG_8659_60D_BansteadDowns_05Aug2021.jpg "Furry Drone Fly [Eristalis intricaria]")
Furry Drone Fly [Eristalis intricaria]
Male on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Aug 2021
![Tapered Drone Fly [Eristalis pertinax]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG7_4187_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_04Aug2021.jpg "Tapered Drone Fly [Eristalis pertinax]")
Tapered Drone Fly [Eristalis pertinax]
Male on Wild Parsnip - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2021
![Tapered Drone Fly [Eristalis pertinax]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/JO8V9928_EOS-1D_TheDowns_04Jun2025.jpg "Tapered Drone Fly [Eristalis pertinax]")
Tapered Drone Fly [Eristalis pertinax]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Jun 2025
![Common Drone Fly [Eristalis tenax]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG7_2449_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_24Aug2020.jpg "Common Drone Fly [Eristalis tenax]")
Common Drone Fly [Eristalis tenax]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Aug 2020
![Spring Epistrophe [Epistrophe eligans]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_6274_EOS-1D_TheDowns_19Mar2026.jpg "Spring Epistrophe [Epistrophe eligans]")
Spring Epistrophe [Epistrophe eligans]
male E. eligans - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Mar 2026
![Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_8145_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_12Sep2022.jpg "Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]")
Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Sep 2022
![Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_2487_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Jul2025.jpg "Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]")
Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]
Female on Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2025
![Ringed Tubetail [Fagisyrphus cinctus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_1724_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Jun2025.jpg "Ringed Tubetail [Fagisyrphus cinctus]")
Ringed Tubetail [Fagisyrphus cinctus]
Male on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2025
![Sun Fly [Helophilus pendulus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_2857_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02Aug2025.jpg "Sun Fly [Helophilus pendulus]")
Sun Fly [Helophilus pendulus]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Aug 2025