Kebnat
IdentifyExploreGet the app
Explore/Insects/Long-tailed Aphideater
INSECTS

Long-tailed Aphideater

Eupeodes americanus

Insects
Long-tailed Aphideater, photo 1 of 5
Long-tailed Aphideater, Larva
Long-tailed Aphideater, Pupa
9–12 mmLength

Fly in the family Syrphidae 9–12 mm long. Feeds on insects and nectar.

There are 168 observations of Long-tailed Aphideater in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

JFMAMJJASOND

Where to see it

  1. Montréal57
  2. Montérégie36
  3. Capitale-Nationale18
  4. Estrie13
  5. Laurentides9
  6. Mauricie9
  7. Outaouais6
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  9. Laval4
  10. Lanaudière3
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  13. Nord-du-Québec1
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Taxonomy

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumArthropodaClassInsectaOrderDipteraFamilySyrphidaeGenusEupeodes

Similar species

Oblique StreaktailAllograpta obliqua
Yellow-legged Flower FlySyrphus rectus
Slender SmoothtailEpistrophella emarginata
Common Loopwing AphideaterLapposyrphus lapponicus
Large-tailed AphideaterEupeodes volucris
Eastern Flower FlySyrphus knabi
Short-tailed AphideaterEupeodes pomus
American HarlequinXanthogramma flavipes
Kebnat

Québec’s nature in a single app, by photo or by sound. Free, no ads, even offline, and nothing leaves your device.

The site

IdentifyExploreRegions

Species

BirdsMammalsPlantsMushroomsInsectsAmphibiansReptilesFishMosses

The app

Download

About

PrivacyTerms of use
© 2026 Kebnat
English
Français
Appearance