Kebnat

Nectopsyche

4 species

In Québec, the genus Nectopsyche (family Leptoceridae) counts 4 species of insects. The stars? Exquisite long-horned caddisfly, Fearful long-horned caddisfly and White long-horned caddisfly, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 3 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. Montérégie3
  2. Estrie2
  3. Montréal2
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  5. Laurentides2
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  8. Capitale-Nationale1
  9. Mauricie1
  10. Outaouais1
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  12. Lanaudière1

Nectopsyche 4

Trichoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Leptoceridae
All35Leptoceridae12Limnephilidae10Phryganeidae6Hydropsychidae2Helicopsychidae1Hydroptilidae1Philopotamidae1Polycentropodidae1Uenoidae1
Exquisite long-horned caddisfly55 observations
Fearful long-horned caddisfly12 observations
White long-horned caddisfly1 observations
Radiant Long-horned Caddisfly1 observations