Cordulides

Corduliidae · 25 species

In Québec, the family Corduliidae (order Odonata) counts 25 species of insects. The stars? American Emerald, Beaverpond Baskettail and Racket-tailed Emerald, the most often observed. The richest region: Chaudière-Appalaches, with 21 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. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  2. Lanaudière21
  3. Capitale-Nationale19
  4. Nord-du-Québec19
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue18
  6. Laurentides18
  7. Outaouais15
  8. Côte-Nord15
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean14
  11. Mauricie14
  12. Estrie14
  13. Montérégie12
  14. Centre-du-Québec10
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  16. Montréal7
  17. Laval7