Kebnat
INSECTS

Variable Duskyface Fly

Melanostoma mellinum

Insects
Variable Duskyface Fly, Adult female
Variable Duskyface Fly, Larva
Variable Duskyface Fly, Male
4.7–7 mmWingspan

Fly in the family Syrphidae with a wingspan of 4.7–7 mm.

There are 32 observations of Variable Duskyface Fly in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Lanaudière and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie8
  2. Lanaudière5
  3. Montérégie4
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  5. Capitale-Nationale3
  6. Côte-Nord3
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  8. Laurentides1
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  10. Mauricie1
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Similar species

Margined CalligrapherToxomerus marginatus
Grey-spotted SedgesitterPlatycheirus albimanus
Thick-legged Hover FlySyritta pipiens
Banded ThintailMeliscaeva cinctella
Many-tufted SedgesitterPlatycheirus scutatus
Eastern CalligrapherToxomerus geminatus
American DaintyBaccha cognata
Hornhand SedgesitterPyrophaena granditarsis
Meadow SedgesitterPlatycheirus quadratus