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Soldier Beetles

Cantharidae · 20 species

In Québec, the family Cantharidae (order Coleoptera) counts 20 species of insects. The stars? Common Red Soldier Beetle, Goldenrod Soldier Beetle and Livid soldier beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 13 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. Montérégie13
  2. Estrie12
  3. Montréal9
  4. Outaouais9
  5. Lanaudière8
  6. Laurentides8
  7. Capitale-Nationale7
  8. Mauricie6
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  11. Centre-du-Québec5
  12. Laval4
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  15. Côte-Nord2
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2

Soldier Beetles 20

Coleoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Cantharidae
All1,199Curculionidae143Chrysomelidae142Cerambycidae139Carabidae118Staphylinidae78Elateridae47Scarabaeidae46Coccinellidae42Buprestidae34Tenebrionidae33Dytiscidae30Nitidulidae27Cantharidae20Dermestidae20Cleridae19Mordellidae15Cicindelidae14Erotylidae13Hydrophilidae12Ptinidae12Meloidae11Lycidae10Histeridae9Lampyridae9Brentidae8Mycetophagidae8Pyrochroidae8Scirtidae8Endomychidae7Silvanidae7Anthribidae6Geotrupidae6Tetratomidae6Attelabidae5Bostrichidae5Melandryidae5Melyridae5Zopheridae5Anthicidae4Lucanidae4Oedemeridae4Aderidae3Byrrhidae3Cryptophagidae3Laemophloeidae3Scraptiidae3Eucnemidae2Haliplidae2Kateretidae2Latridiidae2Psephenidae2Trogidae2Byturidae1Cerylonidae1Ciidae1Corylophidae1Cucujidae1Cupedidae1Dryopidae1Eucinetidae1Gyrinidae1Helophoridae1Heteroceridae1Leiodidae1Lophocateridae1Lymexylidae1Monotomidae1Mycetaeidae1Orsodacnidae1Passandridae1Peltidae1Phalacridae1Ptilodactylidae1Salpingidae1Stenotrachelidae1Synchroidae1Thanerocleridae1Throscidae1Thymalidae1Trogossitidae1
Common Red Soldier Beetle814 observations
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle570 observations
Livid soldier beetle211 observations
Red Soldier Beetle125 observations
Rotund-collared Soldier Beetle120 observations
Wrinkled Soldier Beetle69 observations
Two-lined Leatherwing17 observations
Three-ribbed Soldier Beetle10 observations
Neglected Soldier Beetle7 observations
Short-collared Soldier Beetle6 observations
Carolina Cantharid4 observations
Wide-horned Soldier Beetle4 observations
Yellow-necked Soldier Beetle3 observations
Bilobed soldier beetle2 observations
Bidentate soldier beetle2 observations
Tooth-bearing soldier beetle1 observations
Yellow-tipped Soldier BeetleMalthinus occipitalis
Treehugger Soldier BeetleDichelotarsus piniphilus
Cantharide basilairePodabrus basillaris
Tubercled soldier beetleCantharis tuberculata