Kebnat

Spilomyia

4 species

In Québec, the genus Spilomyia (family Syrphidae) counts 4 species of insects. The stars? Eastern Hornet Fly, Four-lined Hornet Fly and Bald-faced Hornet Fly, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, 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. Capitale-Nationale4
  2. Montréal4
  3. Outaouais4
  4. Estrie3
  5. Lanaudière3
  6. Laurentides3
  7. Montérégie3
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  10. Mauricie2
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  13. Laval2
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1

Spilomyia 4

Diptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Syrphidae
All210Syrphidae130Tabanidae36Bombyliidae21Culicidae21Asilidae1Limoniidae1
Eastern Hornet Fly127 observations
Four-lined Hornet Fly113 observations
Bald-faced Hornet Fly100 observations
Broad-banded Hornet Fly6 observations