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Leaf Beetles

Chrysomelidae · 142 species · Page 3 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
Vetch Bruchid1 observations
Argus Tortoise Beetle1 observations
Aspen Leaf Beetle1 observations
Black and Red Sumac Leaf Beetle1 observations
Venus Cryptocephalus1 observations
Cerulean aquatic leaf beetle1 observations
Hairy-necked pondweed beetle1 observations
Red-lined Flea Beetle1 observations
Boneset Leaf Beetle1 observations
Rust-colored Sumac Pachy1 observations
Strawberry Rootworm1 observations
Black-headed Systena1 observations
Margined Systena1 observations
Brown leaf beetle1 observations
Ninebark Calligrapha BeetleCalligrapha spiraeae
greater St. John's wort beetleChrysolina quadrigemina
Sunflower Tortoise BeetlePhysonota helianthi
Bean weevilAcanthoscelides obtectus
Two-banded Tortoise BeetleAgroiconota bivittata
Poplar flea beetleAltica prasina
Bronze flea beetleAltica tombacina
Pea weevilBruchus pisorum
Pale Tortoise BeetleCassida flaveola
Fourteen-spotted Leaf BeetleCryptocephalus guttulatus
Shield-backed CryptocephalusCryptocephalus mutabilis
Broad-foreheaded flea beetleDisonycha latifrons
Tobacco flea beetleEpitrix hirtipennis
Freckle-necked KuschelinaKuschelina thoracica
Three-lined Lema BeetleLema trivittata
Tail-spotted PachyPachybrachis hepaticus
Willow PariaParia quadriguttata
Four-marked Oval Leaf BeetleParia quadrinotata
Thoracic oval leaf beetleParia thoracica
Horseradish leaf beetlePhaedon armoraciae
Western Black Flea BeetlePhyllotreta pusilla
Leaf beetlePrasocuris phellandrii
Rose tortoise beetleSumitrosis rosea
Palestriped flea beetleSystena blanda
Bean BeetleBruchus rufimanus
Groundselbush beetleTrirhabda bacharidis
Broom Seed BeetleBruchidius villosus
Cowpea BeetleCallosobruchus chinensis
Pale pond lily leaf beetleDonacia hypoleuca
Muscle seed beetleMeibomeus musculus
Wheat Flea BeetleNeocrepidodera ferruginea
Chrysomèle du tournesolCalligrapha exclamationis