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Ground Beetles

Carabidae · 118 species · Page 2 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
Thorey's harp ground beetle17 observations
Discus Riverbank Ground Beetle17 observations
Emarginate Chlaenius17 observations
Brown-prothorax Ground Beetle16 observations
Red-black Spotted Beetle16 observations
Bordered harp ground beetle16 observations
Hairy-horned Springtail-hunter15 observations
Honest harp ground beetle15 observations
Transcontinental harp ground beetle14 observations
Magnificent Sun Beetle13 observations
Garden Bembidion Beetle13 observations
Seine Riverbank Ground Beetle12 observations
Mosaic Round Sand Beetle12 observations
Puncture-headed harp ground beetle11 observations
Long-necked Ground Beetle10 observations
Homely Geopinus10 observations
Feeble riverbank ground beetle9 observations
Serrate-shoulder Worm and Slug Hunter9 observations
Pale-legged Gazelle Beetle9 observations
Fox Harp Ground Beetle9 observations
Big-headed Ground Beetle8 observations
Spring Blackclock8 observations
Decorated harp ground beetle8 observations
Tawny harp ground beetle7 observations
Bereft Snail-eating Beetle7 observations
Obese harp ground beetle6 observations
Confused Riverbank Ground Beetle6 observations
Striped harp ground beetle6 observations
Dusky Sun Beetle6 observations
Pale Moonshiner5 observations
Dark black harp ground beetle5 observations
Crowned harp ground beetle5 observations
Brown Chlaenius Carabid5 observations
Lacustrine Gazelle Beetle5 observations
Succinct harp ground beetle5 observations
Fasciated Harp Ground Beetle5 observations
Murky Ground Beetle4 observations
Eight-punctured harp ground beetle4 observations
Silky Harp Ground Beetle4 observations
Diffuse-spotted riverbank ground beetle4 observations
Flat-collared harp ground beetle4 observations
Large Foliage Ground Beetle4 observations
Unequal riverbank ground beetle4 observations
Kindred Ground Beetle3 observations
Fulvous harp ground beetle3 observations
Littoral harp ground beetle3 observations
Hastings riverbank ground beetle2 observations
Gravel Ground Beetle2 observations