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Ground Beetles

Carabidae · 118 species · Page 1 of 3

In Québec, the family Carabidae (order Coleoptera) counts 118 species of insects. The stars? Bronze Ground Beetle, Granulated Ground Beetle and Strawberry Seed Beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 83 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. Capitale-Nationale83
  2. Montérégie69
  3. Montréal62
  4. Estrie58
  5. Lanaudière55
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches54
  7. Mauricie51
  8. Outaouais46
  9. Laurentides36
  10. Côte-Nord30
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue29
  12. Centre-du-Québec23
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean19
  14. Laval18
  15. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine14
  17. Nord-du-Québec5

Ground Beetles 118

Coleoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Carabidae
All1,199Curculionidae143Chrysomelidae142Cerambycidae139Carabidae118Staphylinidae78Elateridae47Scarabaeidae46Coccinellidae42Buprestidae34Tenebrionidae33Dytiscidae30Nitidulidae27Cantharidae20Dermestidae20Cleridae19Mordellidae15Cicindelidae14Erotylidae13Hydrophilidae12Ptinidae12Meloidae11Lycidae10Histeridae9Lampyridae9Brentidae8Mycetophagidae8Pyrochroidae8Scirtidae8Endomychidae7Silvanidae7Anthribidae6Geotrupidae6Tetratomidae6Attelabidae5Bostrichidae5Melandryidae5Melyridae5Zopheridae5Anthicidae4Lucanidae4Oedemeridae4Aderidae3Byrrhidae3Cryptophagidae3Laemophloeidae3Scraptiidae3Eucnemidae2Haliplidae2Kateretidae2Latridiidae2Psephenidae2Trogidae2Byturidae1Cerylonidae1Ciidae1Corylophidae1Cucujidae1Cupedidae1Dryopidae1Eucinetidae1Gyrinidae1Helophoridae1Heteroceridae1Leiodidae1Lophocateridae1Lymexylidae1Monotomidae1Mycetaeidae1Orsodacnidae1Passandridae1Peltidae1Phalacridae1Ptilodactylidae1Salpingidae1Stenotrachelidae1Synchroidae1Thanerocleridae1Throscidae1Thymalidae1Trogossitidae1
Bronze Ground Beetle632 observations
Granulated Ground Beetle247 observations
Strawberry Seed Beetle175 observations
Rain Beetle119 observations
Green Pubescent Ground Beetle96 observations
Flower Lebia Beetle93 observations
Metallic Harpalus77 observations
Pennsylvania Dingy Ground Beetle66 observations
Woodland Ground Beetle64 observations
Punctate harp ground beetle55 observations
Tricolored Harp Ground Beetle55 observations
Elegant Purple-green Agonum Beetle46 observations
Proper Platynus Beetle45 observations
Darkened harp ground beetle43 observations
Tawny-backed Harp Ground Beetle39 observations
Cold-country Caterpillar Hunter38 observations
Long-horned Patrobus Beetle30 observations
LeConte's Seedcorn Beetle30 observations
Common Sun Beetle29 observations
Clay-beach Bembidion Beetle29 observations
Digger Slope-rumped Beetle28 observations
Muted harp ground beetle28 observations
Small Snail-eating Ground Beetle28 observations
Meander Ground Beetle27 observations
Disc-shaped harp ground beetle26 observations
Straight-lined harp ground beetle26 observations
Heavy Ochre Harp Ground Beetle26 observations
Melanistic harp ground beetle25 observations
Placid harp ground beetle25 observations
American Round Sand Beetle24 observations
Drowsy harp ground beetle22 observations
Upland Blackclock22 observations
Medora Harp Ground Beetle22 observations
Red-legged harp ground beetle21 observations
Extensive harp ground beetle21 observations
Yellow and green harp ground beetle21 observations
Metallic brown harp ground beetle21 observations
Uninterrupted Harp Ground Beetle21 observations
Müller's Harp Ground Beetle20 observations
Red-headed Ground Beetle20 observations
Common Stenolophus Beetle20 observations
Rustic Harp Ground Beetle19 observations
Cleveland harp ground beetle19 observations
Ornate harp ground beetle18 observations
Smooth-faced harp ground beetle18 observations
Yellow-banded harp ground beetle18 observations
Lined Stenolophus18 observations
Fiery Hunter18 observations