Kebnat

Bombylius

3 species

In Québec, the genus Bombylius (family Bombyliidae) counts 3 species of insects. The stars? Greater Bee Fly, Pygmy Bee Fly and Mexican bee fly, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 3 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  2. Capitale-Nationale3
  3. Outaouais3
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  5. Estrie2
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  7. Laval2
  8. Laurentides2
  9. Montérégie2
  10. Mauricie1
  11. Montréal1
  12. Côte-Nord1
  13. Nord-du-Québec1
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  16. Lanaudière1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1

Bombylius 3

Diptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Bombyliidae
All210Syrphidae130Tabanidae36Bombyliidae21Culicidae21Asilidae1Limoniidae1
Greater Bee Fly352 observations
Pygmy Bee Fly18 observations
Mexican bee fly11 observations