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INSECTS

Yellow-legged Flower Fly

Syrphus rectus

Insects
Yellow-legged Flower Fly, photo 1 of 5
Yellow-legged Flower Fly, Female
Yellow-legged Flower Fly, photo 3 of 5

Fly in the family Syrphidae.

There are 64 observations of Yellow-legged Flower Fly in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Capitale-Nationale and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal18
  2. Capitale-Nationale10
  3. Laurentides6
  4. Montérégie6
  5. Estrie4
  6. Outaouais4
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  8. Côte-Nord3
  9. Laval2
  10. Centre-du-Québec2
  11. Mauricie2
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Similar species

Common Flower FlySyrphus ribesii
Eastern Flower FlySyrphus knabi
Transverse-banded Flower FlyEristalis transversa
Black-horned SmoothtailEpistrophe grossulariae
Slender SmoothtailEpistrophella emarginata
Long-tailed AphideaterEupeodes americanus
Narrow-headed Marsh FlyHelophilus fasciatus
Hairy-eyed Flower FlySyrphus torvus
Oblique StreaktailAllograpta obliqua