Kebnat

Ophiogomphus

6 species

In Québec, the genus Ophiogomphus (family Gomphidae) counts 6 species of insects. The stars? Boreal Snaketail, Rusty Snaketail and Brook Snaketail, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, 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. Capitale-Nationale5
  2. Outaouais5
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  4. Lanaudière5
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  6. Estrie4
  7. Laurentides4
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  9. Mauricie2
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  11. Côte-Nord2
  12. Nord-du-Québec2
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  14. Montérégie2
  15. Centre-du-Québec2

Ophiogomphus 6

Odonata
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Gomphidae
All151Libellulidae31Coenagrionidae29Gomphidae27Corduliidae25Aeshnidae21Lestidae9Calopterygidae4Cordulegastridae3Macromiidae2
Boreal Snaketail72 observations
Rusty Snaketail47 observations
Brook Snaketail38 observations
Maine Snaketail37 observations
Riffle Snaketail30 observations
Extra-striped Snaketail11 observations