Checklist of Hoverflies of the Llynfi Valley

* = specimen checked/confirmed    -  All records are from the Hoverfly Recording Scheme database as these are verified records whereas the NBN Gateway database are not.

148 species of Hoverfly so far recorded


Baccha elongata

Melanostoma mellinum*
Melanostoma scalare*

Platycheirus albimanus*
Platycheirus ambiguus*
Platycheirus angustatus*
Platycheirus aurolateralis* - 1st VC41, 1st Wales
Platycheirus clypeatus*
Platycheirus granditarsus
Platycheirus manicatus
Platycheirus occultus*
Platycheirus peltatus*
Platycheirus rosarum
Platycheirus scutatus*
Platycheirus tarsalis*

Xanthandrus comtus*     -     3rd VC41   (Kenfig 1952, Penclawdd 1982)

Paragus haemorrhous*

Chrysotoxum arcuatum*
Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum cautum*
Chrysotoxum festivum

Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus pinastri*
Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus venustus*

Didea fasciata

Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe nitidicollis     -     3rd VC41   (Penclawdd 1997, Oxwich 2014)

Episyrphus balteatus

Eriozona syrphoides     -     2nd & 3rd VC41   (Rhigos 1992)

Eupeodes corollae*
Eupeodes lapponicus*     -     1st-3rd VC41, 1st-3rd Wales
Eupeodes latifasciatus*
Eupeodes luniger*
Eupeodes nitens*     -     2nd VC41, 3rd Wales   (Bangor 1993, Merthyr 1997)

Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona laternaria
Leucozona lucorum

Megasyrphus erratica     -     2nd & 3rd VC41  (Ystrad Mynach 1997)

Melangyna arctica*       -     1st VC41
Melangyna cincta*
Melangyna compositarum
Melangyna lasiophthalma*
Melangyna quadrimaculata     -    2nd VC41    (Merthyr 2006) 

Melangyna umbellatarum*

Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva cinctella

Parasyrphus annulatus*

Parasyrphus lineola*     -     2nd VC41   (Aberdare 1997)
Parasyrphus malinellus     -     1st-3rd VC41
Parasyrphus nigritarsis     -     2nd VC41 (Merthyr 2016)
Parasyrphus punctulatus*
Parasyrphus vittiger*     -     2nd VC41, 3rd Wales   (Ruthin 1963, Cardiff 1997)

Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva selenitica*

Sphaerophoria interrupta*
Sphaerophoria philanthus*
Sphaerophoria scripta*

Syrphus ribesii*
Syrphus torvus*
Syrphus vitripennis*

Xanthogramma citrofasciatum
Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma stackelbergi*     -     3rd VC41, 3rd Wales   (Oxwich 2014, Abercynon 2015)

Cheilosia albipila*
Cheilosia albitarsis*
Cheilosia antiqua*    -     2nd VC41     (Ystrad Mynach 1997)   
Cheilosia bergenstammi*
Cheilosia caerulescens     -     1st VC41, 1st Wales 
Cheilosia carbonaria*     -     1st - 3rd VC41, 2nd - 3rd Wales   (Freshwater East 2010)
Cheilosia chrysocoma*
Cheilosia fraterna*
Cheilosia grossa

Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia impressa*
Cheilosia lasiopa*
Cheilosia longula*
Cheilosia pagana*
Cheilosia proxima*
Cheilosia psilophthalma*     -     1st - 2nd VC41, 2nd - 3rd Wales   (Harlech 1997)

Cheilosia ranunculi*     -     2nd VC41   (Oxwich 2006)
Cheilosia scutellata*
Cheilosia variabilis*
Cheilosia vernalis*
Cheilosia vulpina*  

Ferdinandea cuprea*

Rhingia campestris
Rhingia rostrata*

Brachyopa pilosa*            -     1st VC41, 3rd Wales (Brecon 1995, Llanfachreth 2013)
Brachyopa scutellaris*     -     3rd VC41   (Penarth 1967, Portenyon 1993)

Chrysogaster solstitialis*
Chrysogaster virescens*     -     3rd VC41   (Cardiff 2002, Swansea 2004)

Lejogaster metallina*

Melanogaster hirtella*

Neoascia meticulosa*
Neoascia podagrica*
Neoascia tenur*

Orthonevra nobilis*

Riponnensia splendens*

Sphegina clunipes*
Sphegina elegans*
Sphegina sibirica*

Anasymia contracta*

Eristalinus sepulchralis

Eristalis abusiva
Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis horticola
Eristalis intricarius
Eristalis nemorum*
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis rupium     -     2nd & 3rd VC41   (Neath 1993)
Eristalis similis     -     1st VC41, 1st Wales 
Eristalis tenax

Helophilus hybridus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus trivittatus

Myathropa florea

Parhelophilus frutetorum*
Parhelophilus versicolor*

Psilota anthracina*     - 1st - 3rd VC41, 1st - 3rd Wales

Eumerus funeralis*
Eumerus strigatus*

Merodon equestris

Heringia vitripennis* - 1st -2nd VC41

Pipiza austriaca*
Pipiza noctiluca*

Pipizella viduata*

Brachypalpoides lentus

Trichopsomyia flavitarsis*

Sericomyia lappona
Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia superbiens*

Volucella bombylans
Volucella pellucens
Volucella zonaria

Chalcosyrphus nemorum

Criorhina asilica*
Criorhina berberina*
Criorhina floccosa*
Criorhina ranunculi*

Syritta pipiens

Xylota jakutorum*
Xylota segnis*
Xylota sylvarum*
Xylota tarda*                  -      1st VC41, 3rd Wales  (Llangorse 1997, Llanfairfechan 2004) 
Xylota xanthocnema*    -     3rd VC41   (Oxwich 1995, Ystrad Mynach 1997)

Microdon myrmicae/mutablis agg.