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INSECTS

Poplar Click Beetle

Ampedus apicatus

Insects
Native
Poplar Click Beetle, Adult male
Poplar Click Beetle, photo 2 of 5
Poplar Click Beetle, photo 3 of 5

Beetle in the family Elateridae.

There are 41 observations of Poplar Click Beetle in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Mauricie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale13
  2. Mauricie6
  3. Montérégie4
  4. Lanaudière3
  5. Montréal3
  6. Outaouais3
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  8. Estrie2
  9. Laval1
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  13. Côte-Nord1

Similar species

Blood-winged click beetleAmpedus sanguinipennis
Black-collared Click BeetleAmpedus nigricollis