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INSECTS

Transverse-banded Flower Fly

Eristalis transversa

Insects
Transverse-banded Flower Fly, photo 1 of 5
Transverse-banded Flower Fly, Male
Transverse-banded Flower Fly, Female

Fly in the family Syrphidae.

There are 471 observations of Transverse-banded Flower Fly in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal132
  2. Montérégie71
  3. Estrie61
  4. Mauricie43
  5. Laurentides33
  6. Capitale-Nationale30
  7. Outaouais24
  8. Lanaudière15
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue15
  10. Côte-Nord12
  11. Centre-du-Québec11
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  13. Laval6
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  15. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  16. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3

Similar species

Narrow-headed Marsh FlyHelophilus fasciatus
Common Drone FlyEristalis tenax
Eurasian Drone FlyEristalis arbustorum
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Yellow-legged Flower FlySyrphus rectus
Black-shouldered Drone FlyEristalis dimidiata
Eastern Flower FlySyrphus knabi
Common Flower FlySyrphus ribesii
Black-horned SmoothtailEpistrophe grossulariae
Eastern CalligrapherToxomerus geminatus
Yellow-shouldered Drone FlyEristalis stipator
Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatus