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Darkling Beetles

Tenebrionidae · 33 species

In Québec, the family Tenebrionidae (order Coleoptera) counts 33 species of insects. The stars? Forked Fungus Beetle, Two-spotted Diaperis and Roughened Darkling Beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 18 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. Montérégie18
  2. Capitale-Nationale17
  3. Estrie15
  4. Outaouais11
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  6. Mauricie9
  7. Montréal9
  8. Lanaudière9
  9. Laurentides9
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  13. Côte-Nord3
  14. Centre-du-Québec2
  15. Laval1

Darkling Beetles 33

Coleoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Tenebrionidae
All1,199Curculionidae143Chrysomelidae142Cerambycidae139Carabidae118Staphylinidae78Elateridae47Scarabaeidae46Coccinellidae42Buprestidae34Tenebrionidae33Dytiscidae30Nitidulidae27Cantharidae20Dermestidae20Cleridae19Mordellidae15Cicindelidae14Erotylidae13Hydrophilidae12Ptinidae12Meloidae11Lycidae10Histeridae9Lampyridae9Brentidae8Mycetophagidae8Pyrochroidae8Scirtidae8Endomychidae7Silvanidae7Anthribidae6Geotrupidae6Tetratomidae6Attelabidae5Bostrichidae5Melandryidae5Melyridae5Zopheridae5Anthicidae4Lucanidae4Oedemeridae4Aderidae3Byrrhidae3Cryptophagidae3Laemophloeidae3Scraptiidae3Eucnemidae2Haliplidae2Kateretidae2Latridiidae2Psephenidae2Trogidae2Byturidae1Cerylonidae1Ciidae1Corylophidae1Cucujidae1Cupedidae1Dryopidae1Eucinetidae1Gyrinidae1Helophoridae1Heteroceridae1Leiodidae1Lophocateridae1Lymexylidae1Monotomidae1Mycetaeidae1Orsodacnidae1Passandridae1Peltidae1Phalacridae1Ptilodactylidae1Salpingidae1Stenotrachelidae1Synchroidae1Thanerocleridae1Throscidae1Thymalidae1Trogossitidae1
Forked Fungus Beetle105 observations
Two-spotted Diaperis49 observations
Roughened Darkling Beetle48 observations
Bronze Darkling Beetle43 observations
Comb-clawed Beetle27 observations
false mealworm beetle22 observations
Yellow Mealworm Beetle21 observations
Metallic Darkling Beetle16 observations
Decaying Darkling Beetle13 observations
Corticolous Darkling Beetle12 observations
Narrow-necked Strongylium12 observations
Forest Darkling Beetle12 observations
Red-legged Darkling Beetle10 observations
Silky Darkling Beetle9 observations
Fraternal Darkling Beetle8 observations
Two-horned Darkling Beetle7 observations
Cloudy Darkling Beetle7 observations
Spurred Darkling Beetle4 observations
Lesser Mealworm3 observations
Larger Black Flour Beetle2 observations
Smooth Darkling Beetle1 observations
Tawny-legged Darkling Beetle1 observations
Chestnut Darkling Beetle1 observations
Charming Red-and-Black Teneb1 observations
Two-banded Flour BeetleAlphitophagus bifasciatus
Black fungus beetleAlphitobius laevigatus
Dark MealwormTenebrio obscurus
Red flour beetleTribolium castaneum
Darkling beetleBlaps lethifera
Philadelphia Darkling BeetlePlatydema americana
Excavated Darkling BeetlePlatydema excavata
Red-horned Darkling BeetlePlatydema ruficornis
Ténébrion brillantDinomus micans