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Leaf Beetles

Chrysomelidae · 142 species · Page 2 of 3

In Québec, the family Chrysomelidae (order Coleoptera) counts 142 species of insects. The stars? Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle, Dogbane Leaf Beetle and Common Willow Calligrapher Beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 72 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. Montérégie72
  2. Capitale-Nationale67
  3. Estrie62
  4. Outaouais58
  5. Laurentides56
  6. Montréal54
  7. Lanaudière50
  8. Mauricie49
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches38
  10. Centre-du-Québec31
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent28
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean26
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue25
  14. Laval23
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine18
  16. Côte-Nord16
  17. Nord-du-Québec6

Leaf Beetles 142

Coleoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Chrysomelidae
All1,199Curculionidae143Chrysomelidae142Cerambycidae139Carabidae118Staphylinidae78Elateridae47Scarabaeidae46Coccinellidae42Buprestidae34Tenebrionidae33Dytiscidae30Nitidulidae27Cantharidae20Dermestidae20Cleridae19Mordellidae15Cicindelidae14Erotylidae13Hydrophilidae12Ptinidae12Meloidae11Lycidae10Histeridae9Lampyridae9Brentidae8Mycetophagidae8Pyrochroidae8Scirtidae8Endomychidae7Silvanidae7Anthribidae6Geotrupidae6Tetratomidae6Attelabidae5Bostrichidae5Melandryidae5Melyridae5Zopheridae5Anthicidae4Lucanidae4Oedemeridae4Aderidae3Byrrhidae3Cryptophagidae3Laemophloeidae3Scraptiidae3Eucnemidae2Haliplidae2Kateretidae2Latridiidae2Psephenidae2Trogidae2Byturidae1Cerylonidae1Ciidae1Corylophidae1Cucujidae1Cupedidae1Dryopidae1Eucinetidae1Gyrinidae1Helophoridae1Heteroceridae1Leiodidae1Lophocateridae1Lymexylidae1Monotomidae1Mycetaeidae1Orsodacnidae1Passandridae1Peltidae1Phalacridae1Ptilodactylidae1Salpingidae1Stenotrachelidae1Synchroidae1Thanerocleridae1Throscidae1Thymalidae1Trogossitidae1
Red-Banded Bassar15 observations
Striped Flea Beetle15 observations
Clay-colored Leaf Beetle13 observations
Lustrous reed beetle13 observations
Cherry leaf beetle13 observations
Canada Case-bearing Leaf Beetle11 observations
Ten-spotted Leaf Beetle10 observations
Cereal Leaf Beetle9 observations
Margined leaf beetle9 observations
Grape Colaspis8 observations
Three-spotted Flea Beetle8 observations
Potato Flea Beetle8 observations
Red-marked Leaf Beetle7 observations
Crowded Leaf Beetle7 observations
Grape Flea Beetle6 observations
Black-edged flea beetle6 observations
Decorated flea beetle6 observations
Waterlily Leaf Beetle5 observations
Elm Calligrapher Beetle5 observations
Laurel flea beetle5 observations
Fishing aquatic leaf beetle5 observations
Say's Two-striped Pachy5 observations
Ragweed Leaf Beetle5 observations
Alder Flea Beetle4 observations
Proximal aquatic leaf beetle4 observations
Potato Flea Beetle4 observations
ragweed leaf beetle4 observations
Cabbage Flea Beetle4 observations
Germar's reed beetle4 observations
Fringed oval leaf beetle4 observations
Dark-horned flea beetle4 observations
Cottonwood Leaf Beetle3 observations
Bronze Leaf Beetle3 observations
Northern Plantain Flea Beetle3 observations
Pennsylvania Flea Beetle3 observations
Little reed beetle3 observations
Red flea beetle3 observations
Golden Loosestrife Beetle3 observations
Locust Leafminer2 observations
Tall Flea Beetle2 observations
Hairy Leaf Beetle2 observations
Leaf beetle2 observations
Horseradish Flea Beetle2 observations
Banded Leaf Beetle2 observations
Beet Flea Beetle2 observations
Copal Flea Beetle2 observations
Enclosed flea beetle1 observations
Unknown leaf beetle1 observations