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INSECTS

Flat-headed Poplar Borer

Dicerca tenebrica

Insects
Native
Flat-headed Poplar Borer, photo 1 of 5
Flat-headed Poplar Borer, Male
Flat-headed Poplar Borer, Female
14.5–26 mmLength

Beetle in the family Buprestidae 14.5–26 mm long. Feeds on plants.

There are 37 observations of Flat-headed Poplar Borer in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Chaudière-Appalaches and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie7
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  3. Capitale-Nationale5
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  5. Laurentides4
  6. Lanaudière2
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  8. Côte-Nord2
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  10. Estrie1
  11. Montréal1
  12. Outaouais1

Similar species

Flat-headed Hardwood BorerDicerca divaricata
Dark Jewel BeetleDicerca tenebrosa
Eastern Poplar Buprestid BeetlePoecilonota cyanipes
Spotted-belly Buprestid BeetleBuprestis maculativentris