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INSECTS

Common Loopwing Aphideater

Lapposyrphus lapponicus

Insects
Common Loopwing Aphideater, photo 1 of 5
Common Loopwing Aphideater, Larva
Common Loopwing Aphideater, Pupa
10 mmLength

Fly in the family Syrphidae 10 mm long. Feeds on insects.

There are 58 observations of Common Loopwing Aphideater in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale9
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  3. Nord-du-Québec7
  4. Mauricie6
  5. Côte-Nord5
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  7. Montérégie3
  8. Montréal3
  9. Outaouais3
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  11. Laurentides2
  12. Estrie2
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  14. Laval1
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Similar species

Large-tailed AphideaterEupeodes volucris
White-bowed SmoothwingScaeva affinis
Black-tailed AphideaterEupeodes luniger
Common Flower FlySyrphus ribesii
Bare-winged AphideaterEupeodes perplexus
Transverse-banded Flower FlyEristalis transversa
Long-tailed AphideaterEupeodes americanus
Undivided LucentDidea fuscipes
Slender SmoothtailEpistrophella emarginata
Broad-barred BrusheyeDasysyrphus venustus
Broad-banded AphideaterEupeodes latifasciatus