Kebnat

Xylota

3 species

In Québec, the genus Xylota (family Syrphidae) counts 3 species of insects. The stars? Orange-belted Leafwalker, Four-spotted Leafwalker and Yellow-footed Leafwalker, the most often observed. The richest region: Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 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. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  4. Capitale-Nationale1
  5. Estrie1
  6. Montréal1
  7. Côte-Nord1
  8. Nord-du-Québec1
  9. Montérégie1

Xylota 3

Diptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Syrphidae
All210Syrphidae130Tabanidae36Bombyliidae21Culicidae21Asilidae1Limoniidae1
Orange-belted Leafwalker12 observations
Four-spotted Leafwalker6 observations
Yellow-footed Leafwalker3 observations