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title: "Syritte piaulante"
description: "Syritta pipiens — Insectes et araignées. Syritta pipiens, sometimes called the thick-legged hoverfly, is one of the most common species in the insect family Syrphidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/thick-legged-hover-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Syritte piaulante

> Syritta pipiens — Insectes et araignées. Syritta pipiens, sometimes called the thick-legged hoverfly, is one of the most common species in the insect family Syrphidae.

- Scientific name: *Syritta pipiens*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prairies et champs), `urban` (Villes et jardins), `farm` (Ferme)
- iNaturalist observations: 33179
- Wikidata: [Q910222](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q910222)
- iNaturalist taxon: [81979](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/81979)

## Names

- en: Thick-legged Hover Fly
- de: Kleine Mistbiene
- es: Mosca flotadora de patas anchas
- fr: Syritte piaulante

## Countries with the most observations

US (12274), GB (4828), CA (3872), DE (1794), FR (1098), RU (1093), ES (731), AT (724), PL (531), NL (485), DK (472), IT (431)

## Summary

Syritta pipiens, sometimes called the thick-legged hoverfly, is one of the most common species in the insect family Syrphidae. This fly originates from Europe and is currently distributed across Eurasia and North America. They are fast and nimble fliers, and their larvae are found in wet, rotting organic matter such as garden compost, manure, and silage. The species is also commonly found in human-created environments such as most farmland, gardens, and urban parks, wherever there are flowers. This species is an important part of its native ecosystem as adult Syritta pipiens flies are critical pollinators for a variety…

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

## Photo

![Syritte piaulante](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/thick-legged-hover-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ross Mounce · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88372748

## Machine access

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