Kebnat

Boreus

2 species

In Québec, the genus Boreus (family Boreidae) counts 2 species of insects. The stars? Mid-winter Boreus and Snow-born Boreus, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 1 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-Laurent1
  2. Capitale-Nationale1
  3. Mauricie1
  4. Estrie1
  5. Outaouais1
  6. Lanaudière1

Boreus 2

Mecoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Boreidae
All9Panorpidae4Bittacidae2Boreidae2Meropeidae1
Mid-winter Boreus8 observations
Snow-born Boreus1 observations