Tiger Beetles

Cicindelidae · 14 species

In Québec, the family Cicindelidae (order Coleoptera) counts 14 species of insects. The stars? Six-spotted Tiger Beetle, Bronzed Tiger Beetle and Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Mauricie, with 11 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. Mauricie11
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  3. Capitale-Nationale10
  4. Lanaudière10
  5. Centre-du-Québec10
  6. Outaouais9
  7. Laurentides9
  8. Estrie8
  9. Montérégie8
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  12. Côte-Nord7
  13. Montréal6
  14. Nord-du-Québec5
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  16. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  17. Laval1