Blister Beetles

Meloidae · 11 species

In Québec, the family Meloidae (order Coleoptera) counts 11 species of insects. The stars? Stamped blister beetle, Say's Blister Beetle and Black Blister Beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 10 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. Montérégie10
  2. Montréal8
  3. Outaouais8
  4. Laurentides8
  5. Capitale-Nationale7
  6. Mauricie6
  7. Lanaudière6
  8. Estrie5
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  12. Laval3
  13. Centre-du-Québec3
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  16. Côte-Nord1
  17. Nord-du-Québec1