Kebnat

Libellula

5 species

In Québec, the genus Libellula (family Libellulidae) counts 5 species of insects. The stars? Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Four-spotted Skimmer and Widow Skimmer, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 5 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. Estrie5
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  3. Capitale-Nationale4
  4. Mauricie4
  5. Montréal4
  6. Outaouais4
  7. Nord-du-Québec4
  8. Lanaudière4
  9. Laurentides4
  10. Montérégie4
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  12. Laval3
  13. Centre-du-Québec3
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  15. Côte-Nord2
  16. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Libellula 5

Odonata
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Libellulidae
All151Libellulidae31Coenagrionidae29Gomphidae27Corduliidae25Aeshnidae21Lestidae9Calopterygidae4Cordulegastridae3Macromiidae2
Twelve-spotted Skimmer847 observations
Four-spotted Skimmer785 observations
Widow Skimmer623 observations
Slaty Skimmer373 observations
Painted Skimmer4 observations