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Common Stoneflies

Perlidae · 3 species

In Québec, the family Perlidae (order Plecoptera) counts 3 species of insects. The stars? Common Stone and Embossed Stone, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 2 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  2. Outaouais2
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  4. Capitale-Nationale1
  5. Estrie1
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  7. Laurentides1
  8. Centre-du-Québec1

Common Stoneflies 3

Plecoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Perlidae
All7Perlidae3Pteronarcyidae3Capniidae1
Common Stone18 observations
Embossed Stone6 observations
Shortwing StoneflyClaassenia sabulosa