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INSECTS

Orange-legged Drone Fly

Eristalis flavipes

Insects
Orange-legged Drone Fly, photo 1 of 5
Orange-legged Drone Fly, Male
Orange-legged Drone Fly, Female
13–17 mmLength

Fly in the family Syrphidae 13–17 mm long.

There are 99 observations of Orange-legged Drone Fly in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Outaouais and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal15
  2. Outaouais11
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue10
  4. Montérégie9
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  6. Mauricie8
  7. Côte-Nord8
  8. Centre-du-Québec7
  9. Laurentides6
  10. Capitale-Nationale6
  11. Estrie4
  12. Nord-du-Québec2
  13. Lanaudière2
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  16. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Similar species

Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Hairy-eyed Bee-mimic FlyMallota posticata
Orange-spotted Drone FlyEristalis anthophorina
Bare-eyed Bee-mimic FlyMallota bautias
Tricolored Bumble BeeBombus ternarius
Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis
Narcissus Bulb FlyMerodon equestris
Red-belted Bumble BeeBombus rufocinctus
Yellow-faced SwiftwingVolucella facialis
Black-tailed Bumble BeeBombus melanopygus
Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatus
Eastern SwiftwingVolucella evecta