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Click Beetles

Elateridae · 47 species

In Québec, the family Elateridae (order Coleoptera) counts 47 species of insects. The stars? Cylindrical Click Beetle, Eastern Eyed Click Beetle and Chestnut-footed Click Beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 30 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. Montérégie30
  2. Capitale-Nationale29
  3. Estrie29
  4. Outaouais29
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches19
  6. Laurentides18
  7. Montréal17
  8. Mauricie16
  9. Lanaudière15
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  11. Côte-Nord11
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  14. Centre-du-Québec7
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  16. Laval4
  17. Nord-du-Québec3

Click Beetles 47

Coleoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Elateridae
All1,199Curculionidae143Chrysomelidae142Cerambycidae139Carabidae118Staphylinidae78Elateridae47Scarabaeidae46Coccinellidae42Buprestidae34Tenebrionidae33Dytiscidae30Nitidulidae27Cantharidae20Dermestidae20Cleridae19Mordellidae15Cicindelidae14Erotylidae13Hydrophilidae12Ptinidae12Meloidae11Lycidae10Histeridae9Lampyridae9Brentidae8Mycetophagidae8Pyrochroidae8Scirtidae8Endomychidae7Silvanidae7Anthribidae6Geotrupidae6Tetratomidae6Attelabidae5Bostrichidae5Melandryidae5Melyridae5Zopheridae5Anthicidae4Lucanidae4Oedemeridae4Aderidae3Byrrhidae3Cryptophagidae3Laemophloeidae3Scraptiidae3Eucnemidae2Haliplidae2Kateretidae2Latridiidae2Psephenidae2Trogidae2Byturidae1Cerylonidae1Ciidae1Corylophidae1Cucujidae1Cupedidae1Dryopidae1Eucinetidae1Gyrinidae1Helophoridae1Heteroceridae1Leiodidae1Lophocateridae1Lymexylidae1Monotomidae1Mycetaeidae1Orsodacnidae1Passandridae1Peltidae1Phalacridae1Ptilodactylidae1Salpingidae1Stenotrachelidae1Synchroidae1Thanerocleridae1Throscidae1Thymalidae1Trogossitidae1
Cylindrical Click Beetle109 observations
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle76 observations
Chestnut-footed Click Beetle75 observations
Noble Click Beetle64 observations
Toothed Click Beetle62 observations
Three-spotted Click Beetle49 observations
Poplar Click Beetle41 observations
Collared Click Beetle31 observations
Dark Click Beetle29 observations
Red Click Beetle29 observations
Slender-necked click beetle24 observations
Black-collared Click Beetle24 observations
Abrupt Click Beetle22 observations
Short-horned Click Beetle21 observations
Resplendent Click Beetle21 observations
Taupin à hiéroglyphes21 observations
Sweet Click Beetle17 observations
Audacious click beetle17 observations
Black-footed Click Beetle17 observations
Areolate Click Beetle16 observations
Brightwell's Click Beetle16 observations
Bleached Click Beetle16 observations
Taupin à une bande14 observations
Strange Click Beetle10 observations
Convex Click Beetle9 observations
Prosternine Click Beetle9 observations
Blood-winged click beetle8 observations
Pleasing click beetle7 observations
Siliceous Click Beetle5 observations
Basal Click Beetle5 observations
Stigmatic click beetle5 observations
Gold-headed Click Beetle4 observations
Bipectinate Click Beetle4 observations
Flaxen Click Beetle4 observations
Hooded Click Beetle3 observations
Marbled Click Beetle3 observations
Inflated click beetle3 observations
Red-shouldered Click Beetle2 observations
Oblong-necked Click Beetle1 observations
Small-eyed Click Beetle1 observations
Black Click Beetle1 observations
Red-necked click beetle1 observations
Audible Click Beetle1 observations
Red-Shouldered WirewormLimonius auripilis
Red-collared click beetleAmpedus collaris
Curved Click BeetleAthous campyloides
Finely-striated click beetleDrapetes exstriatus