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title: "Marmalade Hover Fly"
description: "Episyrphus balteatus — Insects & spiders. Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia, and North Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/marmalade-hover-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Marmalade Hover Fly

> Episyrphus balteatus — Insects & spiders. Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia, and North Africa.

- Scientific name: *Episyrphus balteatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 80058
- Wikidata: [Q1346422](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1346422)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52482](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52482)

## Names

- en: Marmalade Hover Fly
- de: Hainschwebfliege
- es: Mosca cernidora
- fr: Syrphe ceinturé
- nl: Pyjamazweefvlieg
- pl: Bzyg prążkowany

## Countries with the most observations

GB (18010), DE (11498), FR (7942), AT (4438), IT (3524), ES (3411), DK (2751), NL (2586), PL (2449), RU (2092), PT (2014), FI (1450)

## Summary

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia, and North Africa. It is considered the most abundant native hoverfly in Central Europe.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episyrphus_balteatus

## Photo

![Marmalade Hover Fly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/marmalade-hover-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125029345

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/marmalade-hover-fly?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).