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INSECTS

Slender Smoothtail

Epistrophella emarginata

Insects
Slender Smoothtail, photo 1 of 5
Slender Smoothtail, Larva
Slender Smoothtail, Male
7.8–11.7 mmLength

Fly in the family Syrphidae 7.8–11.7 mm long.

There are 15 observations of Slender Smoothtail in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Laurentides3
  2. Outaouais3
  3. Capitale-Nationale2
  4. Montréal2
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  6. Laval1
  7. Mauricie1
  8. Estrie1

Similar species

Eastern Flower FlySyrphus knabi
Yellow-legged Flower FlySyrphus rectus
Bare-winged AphideaterEupeodes perplexus
American HarlequinXanthogramma flavipes
Long-tailed AphideaterEupeodes americanus
Banded ThintailMeliscaeva cinctella
Eastern CalligrapherToxomerus geminatus
Common Loopwing AphideaterLapposyrphus lapponicus
Black-tailed AphideaterEupeodes luniger