Kebnat
INSECTS

Bothersome Deer Fly

Chrysops excitans

Insects
Bothersome Deer Fly, photo 1 of 5
Bothersome Deer Fly, Male
Bothersome Deer Fly, Female

Fly in the family Tabanidae.

There are 91 observations of Bothersome Deer Fly in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Outaouais and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec20
  2. Outaouais19
  3. Laurentides13
  4. Capitale-Nationale13
  5. Lanaudière6
  6. Côte-Nord5
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  8. Mauricie3
  9. Estrie3
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  11. Montérégie1
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  14. Montréal1

Similar species

Frigid Deer FlyChrysops frigidus
Striped Deer FlyChrysops vittatus
Yellow-sided deer flyChrysops lateralis
Furious Deer FlyChrysops aestuans
Ring-clawed Deer FlyChrysops cincticornis