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INSECTS

Median Predaceous Diving Beetle

Acilius mediatus

Insects
Native
Median Predaceous Diving Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Median Predaceous Diving Beetle, Male
Median Predaceous Diving Beetle, Female

Beetle in the family Dytiscidae. Lives near water.

There are 38 observations of Median Predaceous Diving Beetle in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie11
  2. Capitale-Nationale8
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  4. Montérégie3
  5. Laurentides2
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  7. Mauricie2
  8. Outaouais2
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  10. Centre-du-Québec1
  11. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Woods Predaceous Diving BeetleAcilius semisulcatus