Cheilosia latifrons is a species of 'flower flies' or hoverflies belonging to the family Syrphidae subfamily Eristalinae.

[1] [2] [3] [4][5][6] This species is present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm to Siberia, in the Near East, and in North Africa.

The adults grow up to 6–9 millimetres (0.24–0.35 in) long and can mainly be encountered in meadows from May (March in South Europe) through September (with peaks in June or July and September), unimproved, non-calcareous grassland, usually on poorly drained sites and also coastal dune systems.

Flowers visited include yellow Compositae, especially Senecio and Taraxacum; Origanum, Ranunculus, Luzula and Plantago.

The scutellum is without obvious bristly hairs at margin, the antennae are black or partly or entirely dark reddish.