Kebnat

Blera

5 species

In Québec, the genus Blera (family Syrphidae) counts 5 species of insects. The stars? Common Wood Fly, Confusing Wood Fly and Golden-haired Wood Fly, the most often observed. The richest region: Côte-Nord, with 5 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Côte-Nord5
  2. Mauricie4
  3. Estrie3
  4. Outaouais3
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  6. Capitale-Nationale2
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  9. Montréal1
  10. Lanaudière1
  11. Laurentides1
  12. Centre-du-Québec1

Blera 5

Diptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Syrphidae
All210Syrphidae130Tabanidae36Bombyliidae21Culicidae21Asilidae1Limoniidae1
Common Wood Fly25 observations
Confusing Wood Fly13 observations
Golden-haired Wood Fly8 observations
Orange-tailed Wood Fly6 observations
Orange-faced Wood Fly2 observations