hoverflies
![Sun Fly [Helophilus pendulus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_0087_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_04Sep2021.jpg "Sun Fly [Helophilus pendulus]")
Sun Fly [Helophilus pendulus]
Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Sep 2021
![Variable Duskyface Fly [Melanostoma mellinum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/BD2_1664_7D_TheDowns_23Mar2026.jpg "Variable Duskyface Fly [Melanostoma mellinum]")
Variable Duskyface Fly [Melanostoma mellinum]
male M. mellinum on Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Mar 2026
![Chequered Hoverfly [Melanostoma scalare]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/BD2_1406_7D_TheDowns_18Mar2026.jpg "Chequered Hoverfly [Melanostoma scalare]")
Chequered Hoverfly [Melanostoma scalare]
male M. scalare on a dandelion flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Mar 2026
![Spotted Thintail [Meliscaeva auricollis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_1479_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23Jun2025.jpg "Spotted Thintail [Meliscaeva auricollis]")
Spotted Thintail [Meliscaeva auricollis]
Male on Hedge Bedstraw (Galium mollugo)- Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Jun 2025
![Banded Thintail [Meliscaeva cinctella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_0651_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02Jun2025.jpg "Banded Thintail [Meliscaeva cinctella]")
Banded Thintail [Meliscaeva cinctella]
Female on Dog Rose (Rosa canina) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Jun 2025
![Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_0359_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22May2025.jpg "Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]")
Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]
Male on Common Dogwood leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 May 2025
![Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG7_4051_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Aug2021.jpg "Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]")
Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]
Female on Wild Parsnip - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2021
![Batman Hoverfly [Myathropa florea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_4404_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Oct2025.jpg "Batman Hoverfly [Myathropa florea]")
Batman Hoverfly [Myathropa florea]
Male on Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 06 Oct 2025
![Batman Hoverfly [Myathropa florea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_4472_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Oct2025.jpg "Batman Hoverfly [Myathropa florea]")
Batman Hoverfly [Myathropa florea]
Male on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 09 Oct 2025
![White-footed Hoverfly [Platycheirus albimanus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_4080_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Sep2025.jpg "White-footed Hoverfly [Platycheirus albimanus]")
White-footed Hoverfly [Platycheirus albimanus]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Sep 2025
![Pied Hoverfly [Scaeva pyrastri]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_0649_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_14Oct2021.jpg "Pied Hoverfly [Scaeva pyrastri]")
Pied Hoverfly [Scaeva pyrastri]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Oct 2021
![Long Hoverfly [Sphaerophoria scipta]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG7_3572_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_21Jul2021.jpg "Long Hoverfly [Sphaerophoria scipta]")
Long Hoverfly [Sphaerophoria scipta]
Male on Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2021
![Long Hoverfly [Sphaerophoria scipta]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG7_3239_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_15Jul2021.jpg "Long Hoverfly [Sphaerophoria scipta]")
Long Hoverfly [Sphaerophoria scipta]
Male on Wild Parsnip - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2021
![Long Hoverfly [Sphaerophoria scipta]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_4540_EOS-1D_TheDowns_11Oct2025.jpg "Long Hoverfly [Sphaerophoria scipta]")
Long Hoverfly [Sphaerophoria scipta]
Female on grass stem – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Oct 2025
![Thick-legged Hoverfly [Syritta pipiens]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG7_4204_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_04Aug2021.jpg "Thick-legged Hoverfly [Syritta pipiens]")
Thick-legged Hoverfly [Syritta pipiens]
Female on Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021
![Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_4110_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Sep2025.jpg "Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii]")
Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii]
Female on Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Sep 2025
![Lesser Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus vitripennis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_0078_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_04Sep2021.jpg "Lesser Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus vitripennis]")
Lesser Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus vitripennis]
Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Sep 2021
![Lesser Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus vitripennis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/4A_9982_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_12Jul2015.jpg "Lesser Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus vitripennis]")
Lesser Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus vitripennis]
Male on Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Jul 2015
![Lesser Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella inanis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG7_4247_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_04Aug2021.jpg "Lesser Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella inanis]")
Lesser Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella inanis]
Female on Buddleja sp. - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021
![Lesser Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella inanis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/IMG_8450_60D_BansteadDowns_04Aug2021.jpg "Lesser Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella inanis]")
Lesser Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella inanis]
Female on Hemp-agrimony (Eupatoria cannabinum) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021