#3765 · 🪰 flies & mosquitoes

Thick-legged Hover Fly

🇳🇱 Menuetzweefvlieg ·Syritta pipiens

🪰 Flies & mosquitoes 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Marcello Consolo · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © Marcello Consolo · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © Marcello Consolo · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Marcello Consolo · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Marcello Consolo · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
6. © Marcello Consolo · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
7. Groesbeek, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Groesbeek, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 6708 HX Wageningen, Nederland:© dgcurrywheel · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Groesbeek, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Syritta pipiens is a common species of European hover fly. It is sometimes called the thick-legged hoverfly , from its distinctive broad hind femora. They are fast nimble fliers, and the larvae feed in rotting organic matter.

base stats

NL sightings 491iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 33,966iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 491 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #14 most seen of the flies & mosquitoes in NL.
33,966 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).