Kebnat

Parhelophilus

4 species

In Québec, the genus Parhelophilus (family Syrphidae) counts 4 species of insects. The stars? Common Bog Fly, Dusky Bog Fly and Unadorned Bog Fly, the most often observed. The richest region: Mauricie, 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. Mauricie3
  2. Estrie3
  3. Montérégie3
  4. Outaouais2
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  7. Capitale-Nationale1
  8. Montréal1
  9. Côte-Nord1
  10. Nord-du-Québec1
  11. Lanaudière1
  12. Laurentides1

Parhelophilus 4

Diptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Syrphidae
All210Syrphidae130Tabanidae36Bombyliidae21Culicidae21Asilidae1Limoniidae1
Common Bog Fly21 observations
Dusky Bog Fly11 observations
Unadorned Bog Fly8 observations
Black-legged Bog FlyParhelophilus flavifacies