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INSECTS

Alternately-shining pill beetle

Cytilus alternatus

Insects
Native
Alternately-shining pill beetle, photo 1 of 5
Alternately-shining pill beetle, photo 2 of 5
Alternately-shining pill beetle, photo 3 of 5

Beetle in the family Byrrhidae.

There are 12 observations of Alternately-shining pill beetle in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from September to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale6
  2. Montérégie2
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  4. Lanaudière1
  5. Laurentides1
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Similar species

Milkweed Stem WeevilRhyssomatus lineaticollis