Kebnat

Insects of Québec

4,550 species · 4,550 identifiable by the app · 318,797 observations

Québec is home to 4,550 species of insects. The stars? Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Monarch and Asian Lady Beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 2,692 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species of insects observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale2,692
  2. Montérégie2,652
  3. Outaouais2,414
  4. Estrie2,225
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1,980
  6. Montréal1,942
  7. Laurentides1,828
  8. Lanaudière1,602
  9. Mauricie1,587
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1,457
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1,402
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent1,395
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1,395
  14. Côte-Nord1,129
  15. Centre-du-Québec825
  16. Nord-du-Québec714
  17. Laval571

Insects 4,550

Order
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Family
Noctuidae445Tortricidae317Geometridae242Erebidae203Curculionidae143Chrysomelidae142Cerambycidae139Crambidae132Syrphidae130Carabidae118Aphididae92Gelechiidae84Cicadellidae82Pyralidae80Staphylinidae78Miridae71Gracillariidae68Nymphalidae51Notodontidae49Apidae47Elateridae47Scarabaeidae46Membracidae44Coccinellidae42Formicidae42Andrenidae36Tabanidae36Vespidae35Buprestidae34Pentatomidae33Tenebrionidae33Megachilidae32Libellulidae31Lycaenidae31Sphingidae31Tineidae31Dytiscidae30Coenagrionidae29Hesperiidae29Acrididae27Gomphidae27Halictidae27Nitidulidae27Depressariidae26Corduliidae25Nepticulidae24Aeshnidae21Bombyliidae21Culicidae21Sesiidae21Cantharidae20Dermestidae20Cleridae19Coleophoridae18Limacodidae15Mordellidae15Rhyparochromidae15Tettigoniidae15Cicindelidae14Pterophoridae14Erotylidae13Momphidae13Pieridae13Hydrophilidae12Leptoceridae12Nolidae12Ptinidae12Reduviidae12Heptageniidae11Meloidae11Saturniidae11Argyresthiidae10Colletidae10Limnephilidae10Lycidae10Aphrophoridae9Histeridae9Lampyridae9Lestidae9Tingidae9Brentidae8Drepanidae8Hemerobiidae8Mycetophagidae8Oecophoridae8Pyrochroidae8Scirtidae8Endomychidae7Silvanidae7Adelgidae6Anthribidae6Blastobasidae6Chrysopidae6Cosmopterigidae6Geotrupidae6Hepialidae6Lasiocampidae6Lygaeidae6Nabidae6Papilionidae6Phryganeidae6Tetratomidae6Alydidae5Attelabidae5Bostrichidae5Bucculatricidae5Choreutidae5Cossidae5Delphacidae5Gerridae5Melandryidae5Melyridae5Tetrigidae5Tischeriidae5Trigonidiidae5Zopheridae5Anthicidae4Autostichidae4Baetidae4Blattidae4Calopterygidae4Carposinidae4Cicadidae4Clastopteridae4Coreidae4Elachistidae4Ethmiidae4Heliozelidae4Lucanidae4Oecanthidae4Oedemeridae4Panorpidae4Psychidae4Saldidae4Veliidae4Yponomeutidae4Acanthosomatidae3Aderidae3Anthocoridae3Belostomatidae3Berytidae3Byrrhidae3Coccidae3Cordulegastridae3Cryptophagidae3Derbidae3Ephemeridae3Euteliidae3Glyphipterigidae3Gryllidae3Laemophloeidae3Notonectidae3Perlidae3Plutellidae3Psyllidae3Pteronarcyidae3Rhopalidae3Scraptiidae3Scythrididae3Sisyridae3Ypsolophidae3Achilidae2Adelidae2Alucitidae2Anisolabididae2Apatelodidae2Aradidae2Bittacidae2Blattellidae2Boreidae2Cimicidae2Corixidae2Cydnidae2Ephemerellidae2Eriocraniidae2Eucnemidae2Haliplidae2Hydropsychidae2Incurvariidae2Kateretidae2Latridiidae2Leptophlebiidae2Lyonetiidae2Macromiidae2Mantidae2Mantispidae2Nepidae2Pachygronthidae2Prodoxidae2Psephenidae2Rhaphidophoridae2Schreckensteiniidae2Scutelleridae2Thyreocoridae2Triozidae2Trogidae2Uraniidae2Asilidae1Attevidae1Batrachedridae1Bedelliidae1Blissidae1Byturidae1Caliscelidae1Capniidae1Cerylonidae1Ciidae1Cixiidae1Corylophidae1Cucujidae1Cupedidae1Cymidae1Diapheromeridae1Diaspididae1Dictyopharidae1Dryadaulidae1Dryopidae1Epermeniidae1Eriococcidae1Eucinetidae1Flatidae1Forficulidae1Gyrinidae1Helicopsychidae1Heliodinidae1Helophoridae1Heteroceridae1Hydrometridae1Hydroptilidae1Isonychiidae1Ithonidae1Lecithoceridae1Leiodidae1Limoniidae1Liviidae1Lophocateridae1Lymexylidae1Melittidae1Meropeidae1Mesoveliidae1Micropterigidae1Monotomidae1Mycetaeidae1Myrmeleontidae1Opostegidae1Orsodacnidae1Passandridae1Peltidae1Phalacridae1Philopotamidae1Phylloxeridae1Piesmatidae1Pleidae1Polycentropodidae1Pseudophyllodromiidae1Ptilodactylidae1Salpingidae1Sehiridae1Spongiphoridae1Stenotrachelidae1Synchroidae1Thanerocleridae1Throscidae1Thymalidae1Thyrididae1Trogossitidae1Uenoidae1Urodidae1
Common Eastern Bumble Bee5,542 observations
Monarch5,460 observations
Asian Lady Beetle4,993 observations
Japanese Beetle3,090 observations
Western Honey Bee3,015 observations
Common Blue2,937 observations
Red-spotted Admiral2,619 observations
Small White2,401 observations
Tricolored Bumble Bee2,255 observations
Red Admiral2,128 observations
Mourning Cloak2,070 observations
Black Swallowtail2,009 observations
Isabella Tiger Moth1,981 observations
Autumn Meadowhawk1,879 observations
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail1,792 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle1,684 observations
Two-striped Grasshopper1,606 observations
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle1,548 observations
Banded Tussock Moth1,547 observations
Spongy Moth1,497 observations
Two-spotted Bumble Bee1,485 observations
Common Whitetail1,440 observations
Clouded Sulphur1,377 observations
Eastern Forktail1,341 observations
Chalk-fronted Corporal1,334 observations
Virginia Ctenucha Moth1,314 observations
Viceroy1,295 observations
White-spotted Sawyer1,222 observations
Pearl Crescent1,221 observations
Hickory Tussock Moth1,220 observations
Bald-faced Hornet1,215 observations
American Dagger1,192 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee1,171 observations
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth1,149 observations
Red-belted Bumble Bee1,122 observations
Ebony Jewelwing1,092 observations
Hobomok Skipper1,073 observations
Eastern Calligrapher1,063 observations
Virginian Tiger Moth1,046 observations
Spotted Tussock Moth1,045 observations
Polyphemus Moth999 observations
Red Milkweed Beetle998 observations
Silvery Blue964 observations
Pale Beauty956 observations
Winter Firefly952 observations
Large Yellow Underwing941 observations
Milkweed Tussock Moth938 observations
Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil931 observations