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INSECTS

Sculptured Predaceous Diving Beetle

Colymbetes sculptilis

Insects
Native
Sculptured Predaceous Diving Beetle, Adult
Sculptured Predaceous Diving Beetle, Male
Sculptured Predaceous Diving Beetle, Female

Beetle in the family Dytiscidae. Lives near water. Feeds on animal prey.

There are 57 observations of Sculptured Predaceous Diving Beetle in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Montréal and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent28
  2. Montréal6
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  4. Outaouais4
  5. Montérégie3
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  7. Lanaudière2
  8. Capitale-Nationale2
  9. Mauricie2
  10. Laurentides1
  11. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Double-marked Swimming BeetleRhantus binotatus