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INSECTS

Common Flower Fly

Syrphus ribesii

Insects
Common Flower Fly, photo 1 of 5
Common Flower Fly, Larva
Common Flower Fly, Male
11 mmLength

Fly in the family Syrphidae 11 mm long. Feeds on insects.

There are 39 observations of Common Flower Fly in Québec, mostly in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Mauricie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  2. Mauricie5
  3. Montréal5
  4. Laurentides4
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  6. Côte-Nord4
  7. Nord-du-Québec3
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  9. Capitale-Nationale2
  10. Outaouais2
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  12. Lanaudière1

Similar species

Hairy-eyed Flower FlySyrphus torvus
Black-horned SmoothtailEpistrophe grossulariae
Yellow-legged Flower FlySyrphus rectus
Eastern Flower FlySyrphus knabi
Black-thighed Flower FlySyrphus vitripennis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Broad-banded AphideaterEupeodes latifasciatus
Transverse-banded Flower FlyEristalis transversa
Common Loopwing AphideaterLapposyrphus lapponicus
Black-tailed AphideaterEupeodes luniger
Margined CalligrapherToxomerus marginatus
Narrow-headed Marsh FlyHelophilus fasciatus