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Insects of Coal Oil Point > Guide > Diptera > Syrphidae Syrphidae - Hoverflies Hoverflies,or Flower-flies, are a fairly common family of flies. They areexceptional fliers and are generally found hovering around flowers.Many species are confused with wasps or bees because of their similarappearance, though Hoverflies do not have a “stinger.” When in doubt,count the wings: the hoverfly has 1 pair of wings and the bees or waspshave 2 pairs of wings. The adults feed on flower nectar and aphidhoneydew. Their larvae may scavenge in dung and decaying matter orgraze on aphids, while others are aquatic. The Coal Oil Point collection contains ten morphospecies of Hoverflies.
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