Kebnat

Toxomerus

3 species

In Québec, the genus Toxomerus (family Syrphidae) counts 3 species of insects. The stars? Eastern Calligrapher, Margined Calligrapher and Maize Calligrapher, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, 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. Capitale-Nationale3
  2. Mauricie3
  3. Estrie3
  4. Montréal3
  5. Outaouais3
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  8. Laval3
  9. Lanaudière3
  10. Laurentides3
  11. Montérégie3
  12. Centre-du-Québec3
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  15. Côte-Nord2
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  17. Nord-du-Québec1

Toxomerus 3

Diptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Syrphidae
All210Syrphidae130Tabanidae36Bombyliidae21Culicidae21Asilidae1Limoniidae1
Eastern Calligrapher1,063 observations
Margined Calligrapher797 observations
Maize Calligrapher72 observations