Syrphus rectus, the yellow-legged flower fly, is a species of fly in the family Syrphidae, the hover flies.

[2][3] Syrphus rectus is a common fly in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada and has occasionally been seen in Europe.

[4] Like many hoverflies, it has strongly contrasting black and yellow bands on the abdomen.

[3] The adults visit the flowers of plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and the larvae feed on aphids.

[3] This hoverfly article is a stub.