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INSECTS

Oblique-banded Pond Fly

Sericomyia chrysotoxoides

Insects
Oblique-banded Pond Fly, photo 1 of 5
Oblique-banded Pond Fly, Male
Oblique-banded Pond Fly, Female

Fly in the family Syrphidae.

There are 294 observations of Oblique-banded Pond Fly in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Mauricie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in September and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie44
  2. Mauricie41
  3. Capitale-Nationale34
  4. Montréal34
  5. Laurentides22
  6. Côte-Nord22
  7. Montérégie21
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue15
  9. Lanaudière14
  10. Outaouais14
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  15. Centre-du-Québec3
  16. Nord-du-Québec2
  17. Laval1

Similar species

Long-nosed Pond FlySericomyia bifasciata
Narrow-banded Pond FlySericomyia militaris
Transverse-banded Flower FlyEristalis transversa
Spotted Wood FlySomula decora
Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifrons