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INSECTS

Hairy-eyed Flower Fly

Syrphus torvus

Insects
Hairy-eyed Flower Fly, photo 1 of 5
Hairy-eyed Flower Fly, Male
Hairy-eyed Flower Fly, Female
12 mmLength

Fly in the family Syrphidae 12 mm long. Feeds on insects and nectar.

There are 38 observations of Hairy-eyed Flower Fly in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Capitale-Nationale and Montréal, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord7
  2. Capitale-Nationale6
  3. Montréal6
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  5. Laurentides4
  6. Montérégie4
  7. Mauricie2
  8. Estrie2
  9. Lanaudière1
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Similar species

Common Flower FlySyrphus ribesii
Black-thighed Flower FlySyrphus vitripennis
Black-horned SmoothtailEpistrophe grossulariae
Yellow-legged Flower FlySyrphus rectus
Yellow-faced BristlesideParasyrphus nigritarsis