Jewel Beetles

Buprestidae · 34 species

In Québec, the family Buprestidae (order Coleoptera) counts 34 species of insects. The stars? Emerald Ash Borer, Bluish borer beetle and Flat-headed Hardwood Borer, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 27 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Montérégie27
  2. Capitale-Nationale22
  3. Outaouais22
  4. Montréal20
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches17
  6. Lanaudière17
  7. Laurentides15
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue12
  9. Mauricie11
  10. Côte-Nord11
  11. Estrie9
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  14. Laval7
  15. Nord-du-Québec3
  16. Centre-du-Québec3
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1