Sphaerophoria scripta (LINNAEUS, 1758)

Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Mahabad, 36°46'N 45°44'E, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 22-29 June 2012.

Distribution outside Iran: A highly migratory species; southwest Greenland, Iceland and Fennoscandia south to the Mediterranean, the Canary Isles and N Africa; from Ireland eastwards through much of the Palaearctic to the Pacific coast of Asia; Kashmir and Nepal.