Syrphus (Common Flower Flies)

Species in this group

Syrphus opinator

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Syrphus octomaculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Syrphus rectus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Syrphus ribesii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Syrphus torvus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Syrphus knabi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Common Flower Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
2	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	~10%
	Syrphus octomaculatus			~10%
3	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Yellow-Legged Flower Fly			~10%
	Eastern Flower Fly			<5%
5	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 6	~10%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
6	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Yellow-Legged Flower Fly			~10%
8	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
9	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
10	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			~10%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 6	~10%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
12	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
13	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
14	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Yellow-Legged Flower Fly			~10%
15	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	~20%
	Common Flower Fly			~20%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
2	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	~20%
	Common Flower Fly			~10%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			~10%
3	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~20%
4	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			~10%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
5	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
6	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			~10%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
7	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			~10%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			~10%
8	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			~10%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
9	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6	~10%
	Yellow-Legged Flower Fly			<5%
	Eastern Flower Fly			<5%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
10	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 6	~10%
	Yellow-Legged Flower Fly			<5%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
	Eastern Flower Fly			<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
11	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6	~10%
	Yellow-Legged Flower Fly			<5%
	Eastern Flower Fly			<5%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
12	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
13	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			~10%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
14	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~10%
	Yellow-Legged Flower Fly			<5%
	Eastern Flower Fly			<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
15	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			~10%
16	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
17	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 6	~10%
	Syrphus octomaculatus			~10%
18	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
19	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Yellow-Legged Flower Fly			<5%
	Eastern Flower Fly			<5%
20	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
21	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
22	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
23	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			~10%
24	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly			<5%
25	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
26	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			~10%
27	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			~10%
28	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Flower Fly			~10%
29	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
30	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
31	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Eastern Flower Fly			<5%
	Yellow-Legged Flower Fly			<5%
32	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
33	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
34	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
35	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			<5%
36	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Yellow-Legged Flower Fly			<5%
37	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
38	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
39	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Yellow-Legged Flower Fly			<5%
40	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Flower Fly			<5%
41	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			<5%
42	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			<5%
43	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Black-Margined Flower Fly			<5%

Common Flower Flies

Species in this group

Black-Margined Flower Fly

Syrphus octomaculatus

Yellow-Legged Flower Fly

Common Flower Fly

Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly

Eastern Flower Fly

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Common Flower Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked