Fire-coloured Beetles

Pyrochroidae · 8 species

In Québec, the family Pyrochroidae (order Coleoptera) counts 8 species of insects. The stars? Uniform Fire-coloured Beetle, Canada Fire-colored Beetle and Flaming-pillow Beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 6 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. Outaouais6
  2. Capitale-Nationale5
  3. Mauricie5
  4. Montréal5
  5. Lanaudière5
  6. Montérégie5
  7. Estrie4
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  10. Laurentides3
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  12. Côte-Nord2
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  14. Centre-du-Québec2
  15. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  16. Nord-du-Québec1