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INSECTS

Hairy-eyed Bee-mimic Fly

Mallota posticata

Insects
Hairy-eyed Bee-mimic Fly, photo 1 of 5
Hairy-eyed Bee-mimic Fly, Male
Hairy-eyed Bee-mimic Fly, Female

Fly in the family Syrphidae.

There are 45 observations of Hairy-eyed Bee-mimic Fly in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Centre-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal10
  2. Montérégie6
  3. Centre-du-Québec5
  4. Mauricie5
  5. Capitale-Nationale4
  6. Estrie4
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  8. Lanaudière2
  9. Laurentides2
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  11. Outaouais2

Similar species

Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Bare-eyed Bee-mimic FlyMallota bautias
Orange-legged Drone FlyEristalis flavipes
Narcissus Bulb FlyMerodon equestris
Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis
Orange-spotted Drone FlyEristalis anthophorina
Eastern SwiftwingVolucella evecta
Perplexing Bumble BeeBombus perplexus
Common Drone FlyEristalis tenax
Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatus