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title: "Bessenbandzweefvlieg"
description: "Syrphus ribesii — Insecten en spinnen. Syrphus ribesii is a very common Holarctic species of hoverfly."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-flower-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bessenbandzweefvlieg

> Syrphus ribesii — Insecten en spinnen. Syrphus ribesii is a very common Holarctic species of hoverfly.

- Scientific name: *Syrphus ribesii*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 9190
- Wikidata: [Q1548397](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1548397)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52488](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52488)

## Names

- en: Common Flower Fly
- de: Große Schwebfliege
- fr: Syrphe du groseillier
- nl: Bessenbandzweefvlieg

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3070), DE (497), FR (423), CA (375), US (371), RU (359), FI (168), NL (161), DK (144), IT (99), PL (91), AT (88)

## Summary

Syrphus ribesii is a very common Holarctic species of hoverfly. Its larvae feed on aphids. In common with many other species of hoverfly, males have the eyes meeting on the top of the head, whilst females have their eyes widely separated.

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

## Photo

![Bessenbandzweefvlieg](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-flower-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341242356

## Machine access

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