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INSECTS

Chestnut-footed Click Beetle

Melanotus castanipes

Insects
Native
Chestnut-footed Click Beetle, Adult male
Chestnut-footed Click Beetle, photo 2 of 5
Chestnut-footed Click Beetle, Adult
13–19 mmLength

Beetle in the family Elateridae 13–19 mm long.

There are 75 observations of Chestnut-footed Click Beetle in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue20
  2. Capitale-Nationale14
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  4. Montérégie7
  5. Mauricie7
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  7. Estrie3
  8. Montréal3
  9. Lanaudière2
  10. Laurentides2
  11. Côte-Nord2
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  14. Outaouais1

Similar species

Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor
Black Click BeetleAmpedus nigrinus