Kebnat

Chrysops

21 species

In Québec, the genus Chrysops (family Tabanidae) counts 21 species of insects. The stars? Striped Deer Fly, Bothersome Deer Fly and Black Deer Fly, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 18 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. Montérégie18
  2. Estrie17
  3. Montréal16
  4. Outaouais16
  5. Laurentides16
  6. Lanaudière13
  7. Capitale-Nationale11
  8. Côte-Nord10
  9. Mauricie9
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue9
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  13. Nord-du-Québec5
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  15. Laval3
  16. Centre-du-Québec3
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2

Chrysops 21

Diptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Tabanidae
All210Syrphidae130Tabanidae36Bombyliidae21Culicidae21Asilidae1Limoniidae1
Striped Deer Fly94 observations
Bothersome Deer Fly91 observations
Black Deer Fly74 observations
Yellow-sided deer fly48 observations
Benign Deer Fly40 observations
Dark Deer Fly37 observations
One-striped Deer Fly35 observations
Frigid Deer Fly33 observations
Charcoal Deer Fly31 observations
West Indies deer fly31 observations
Ring-clawed Deer Fly29 observations
Mountain Deer Fly29 observations
Wandering Deer Fly22 observations
Furious Deer Fly18 observations
Sacken's Deer Fly18 observations
Bald Deer Fly13 observations
Gemeni Deer Fly11 observations
Sherman's Deer Fly7 observations
Beautiful Deer Fly5 observations
Striated Deer Fly4 observations
Adulterous Deer Fly1 observations