Cicindela

12 species

In Québec, the genus Cicindela (family Cicindelidae) counts 12 species of insects. The stars? Six-spotted Tiger Beetle, Bronzed Tiger Beetle and Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Chaudière-Appalaches, with 10 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. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  2. Capitale-Nationale9
  3. Mauricie9
  4. Outaouais8
  5. Lanaudière8
  6. Centre-du-Québec8
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  8. Estrie7
  9. Côte-Nord7
  10. Laurentides7
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  12. Montérégie6
  13. Montréal5
  14. Nord-du-Québec5
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  16. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  17. Laval1