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title: "Eurasian Smoothwing"
description: "Scaeva pyrastri — Insetos e aranhas. Scaeva pyrastri, common name the pied hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eurasian-smoothwing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eurasian Smoothwing

> Scaeva pyrastri — Insetos e aranhas. Scaeva pyrastri, common name the pied hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly.

- Scientific name: *Scaeva pyrastri*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 10643
- Wikidata: [Q1424995](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1424995)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52160](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52160)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Smoothwing
- de: Halbmondschwebfliege
- fr: Syrphe pyrastre
- nl: Witte halvemaanzweefvlieg

## Countries with the most observations

GB (2300), DE (1423), FR (1104), DK (774), ES (487), AT (453), IT (448), PL (326), NL (208), RU (182), FI (173), CH (168)

## Summary

Scaeva pyrastri, common name the pied hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly.

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

## Photo

![Eurasian Smoothwing](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-smoothwing/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124841803

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-smoothwing?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).