Kebnat

Eupeodes

6 species

In Québec, the genus Eupeodes (family Syrphidae) counts 6 species of insects. The stars? Long-tailed Aphideater, Short-tailed Aphideater and Bare-winged Aphideater, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 4 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. Estrie4
  2. Montréal4
  3. Montérégie4
  4. Outaouais3
  5. Lanaudière3
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  8. Capitale-Nationale2
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  11. Laurentides2
  12. Mauricie1
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  14. Côte-Nord1
  15. Nord-du-Québec1
  16. Laval1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1

Eupeodes 6

Diptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Syrphidae
All210Syrphidae130Tabanidae36Bombyliidae21Culicidae21Asilidae1Limoniidae1
Long-tailed Aphideater168 observations
Short-tailed Aphideater28 observations
Bare-winged Aphideater14 observations
Broad-banded Aphideater6 observations
Large-tailed Aphideater3 observations
Black-tailed AphideaterEupeodes luniger