Kebnat

Nehalennia

2 species

In Québec, the genus Nehalennia (family Coenagrionidae) counts 2 species of insects. The stars? Sedge Sprite and Sphagnum Sprite, the most often observed. The richest region: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, with 2 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-Jean2
  2. Capitale-Nationale2
  3. Mauricie2
  4. Estrie2
  5. Outaouais2
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  8. Lanaudière2
  9. Laurentides2
  10. Montérégie2
  11. Centre-du-Québec2
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  13. Montréal1
  14. Côte-Nord1
  15. Nord-du-Québec1
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  17. Laval1

Nehalennia 2

Odonata
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Coenagrionidae
All151Libellulidae31Coenagrionidae29Gomphidae27Corduliidae25Aeshnidae21Lestidae9Calopterygidae4Cordulegastridae3Macromiidae2
Sedge Sprite443 observations
Sphagnum Sprite53 observations