Sap-feeding Beetles

Nitidulidae · 27 species

In Québec, the family Nitidulidae (order Coleoptera) counts 27 species of insects. The stars? Four-spotted Sap Beetle, Picnic Beetle and Bloody Sap Beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 20 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. Capitale-Nationale20
  2. Estrie17
  3. Montérégie17
  4. Montréal14
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  6. Mauricie7
  7. Outaouais7
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  10. Laurentides6
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  12. Côte-Nord5
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  14. Centre-du-Québec4
  15. Lanaudière3
  16. Laval2