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Diptera · 210 species · 6 families

In Québec, the order Diptera brings together 210 species of insects, in 6 families. The stars? Eastern Calligrapher, Margined Calligrapher and Common Drone Fly, the most often observed. The richest region: Montréal, with 120 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. Montréal120
  2. Montérégie120
  3. Outaouais111
  4. Capitale-Nationale101
  5. Estrie101
  6. Mauricie92
  7. Laurentides90
  8. Côte-Nord78
  9. Lanaudière70
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine61
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue59
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent57
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches53
  14. Nord-du-Québec45
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean43
  16. Centre-du-Québec41
  17. Laval32

Flies 210

Diptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Family
All210Syrphidae130Tabanidae36Bombyliidae21Culicidae21Asilidae1Limoniidae1
Eastern Calligrapher1,063 observations
Margined Calligrapher797 observations
Common Drone Fly582 observations
Transverse-banded Flower Fly471 observations
Narrow-headed Marsh Fly421 observations
Black-shouldered Drone Fly354 observations
Narrow-banded Pond Fly354 observations
Greater Bee Fly352 observations
Oblique-banded Pond Fly294 observations
Eurasian Drone Fly293 observations
Thick-legged Hover Fly262 observations
Long-tailed Aphideater168 observations
Narcissus Bulb Fly128 observations
Eastern Hornet Fly127 observations
Oblique Streaktail122 observations
Four-lined Hornet Fly113 observations
Bald-faced Hornet Fly100 observations
Orange-legged Drone Fly99 observations
Striped Deer Fly94 observations
Bothersome Deer Fly91 observations
Banded Thintail90 observations
Common Thick-leg Fly86 observations
Black-horned Smoothtail82 observations
Black Deer Fly74 observations
Maize Calligrapher72 observations
American Snout Fly72 observations
Wasp-like Falsehorn69 observations
Eastern Band-winged Hover Fly68 observations
Yellow-legged Flower Fly64 observations
Bare-eyed Bee-mimic Fly63 observations
Common Loopwing Aphideater58 observations
Hunchbacked Bee Fly58 observations
Orange-spotted Drone Fly54 observations
Northeastern Hammertail54 observations
Black Horse Fly51 observations
Adorned Bee Fly49 observations
Yellow-sided deer fly48 observations
White-spotted Pond Fly47 observations
Hairy-eyed Bee-mimic Fly45 observations
Long-nosed Swamp Fly44 observations
Eastern Flower Fly43 observations
Black-spotted Falsehorn42 observations
Black-footed Globetail41 observations
Benign Deer Fly40 observations
Common Flower Fly39 observations
Tufted Globetail39 observations
Hairy-eyed Flower Fly38 observations
Dark Deer Fly37 observations