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Baly's Earth-boring Beetle

Geotrupes balyi

Insects
Native
Baly's Earth-boring Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Baly's Earth-boring Beetle, photo 2 of 5
Baly's Earth-boring Beetle, photo 3 of 5

Beetle in the family Geotrupidae.

There are 48 observations of Baly's Earth-boring Beetle in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale9
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  3. Côte-Nord5
  4. Montérégie4
  5. Lanaudière3
  6. Laurentides3
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  8. Estrie3
  9. Outaouais3
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  12. Centre-du-Québec2
  13. Mauricie2
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches1

Similar species

Splendid Earth-boring BeetleGeotrupes splendidus
Common Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
Eastern Rhinoceros BeetleXyloryctes jamaicensis
Horn's Earth-boring BeetleGeotrupes hornii
Semi-opaque Earth-boring Scarab BeetleGeotrupes semiopacus
Rough Hermit BeetleOsmoderma scabrum