Kebnat

Camponotus

4 species

In Québec, the genus Camponotus (family Formicidae) counts 4 species of insects. The stars? Eastern Black Carpenter Ant, New York Carpenter Ant and Hercules Carpenter Ant, the most often observed. The richest region: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, with 4 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. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  2. Capitale-Nationale4
  3. Mauricie4
  4. Estrie4
  5. Montréal4
  6. Outaouais4
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  8. Lanaudière4
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  11. Nord-du-Québec3
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  13. Montérégie3
  14. Centre-du-Québec3
  15. Côte-Nord2
  16. Laval2
  17. Laurentides2

Camponotus 4

Hymenoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Formicidae
All230Apidae47Formicidae42Andrenidae36Vespidae35Megachilidae32Halictidae27Colletidae10Melittidae1
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant450 observations
New York Carpenter Ant196 observations
Hercules Carpenter Ant88 observations
Nearctic Carpenter Ant28 observations