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INSECTS

Wasp-like Falsehorn

Temnostoma alternans

Insects
Wasp-like Falsehorn, photo 1 of 5
Wasp-like Falsehorn, Male
Wasp-like Falsehorn, Female

Fly in the family Syrphidae.

There are 69 observations of Wasp-like Falsehorn in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie11
  2. Mauricie10
  3. Centre-du-Québec9
  4. Montérégie7
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  6. Outaouais7
  7. Capitale-Nationale5
  8. Montréal3
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  11. Laurentides2
  12. Laval1
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  15. Côte-Nord1

Similar species

Black-spotted FalsehornTemnostoma excentrica
German YellowjacketVespula germanica
European Woolcarder BeeAnthidium manicatum