Kebnat
INSECTS

Common Thick-leg Fly

Tropidia quadrata

Insects
Common Thick-leg Fly, photo 1 of 5
Common Thick-leg Fly, Male
Common Thick-leg Fly, Female

Fly in the family Syrphidae.

There are 86 observations of Common Thick-leg Fly in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Mauricie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie33
  2. Mauricie22
  3. Montréal7
  4. Centre-du-Québec5
  5. Capitale-Nationale4
  6. Lanaudière3
  7. Laurentides3
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  9. Outaouais3
  10. Estrie2
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches1

Similar species

Thick-legged Hover FlySyritta pipiens
Dusky-banded LeafwalkerChalcosyrphus nemorum
Margined CalligrapherToxomerus marginatus