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Beetles

Coleoptera · 1,199 species · 80 families

In Québec, the order Coleoptera brings together 1,199 species of insects, in 80 families. The stars? Asian Lady Beetle, Japanese Beetle and Seven-spotted Lady Beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 697 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-Nationale697
  2. Montérégie632
  3. Estrie541
  4. Outaouais502
  5. Montréal480
  6. Mauricie410
  7. Lanaudière403
  8. Laurentides401
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches384
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue261
  11. Côte-Nord227
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent216
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean211
  14. Centre-du-Québec206
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine180
  16. Laval148
  17. Nord-du-Québec83

Beetles 1,199

Coleoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Family
All1,199Curculionidae143Chrysomelidae142Cerambycidae139Carabidae118Staphylinidae78Elateridae47Scarabaeidae46Coccinellidae42Buprestidae34Tenebrionidae33Dytiscidae30Nitidulidae27Cantharidae20Dermestidae20Cleridae19Mordellidae15Cicindelidae14Erotylidae13Hydrophilidae12Ptinidae12Meloidae11Lycidae10Histeridae9Lampyridae9Brentidae8Mycetophagidae8Pyrochroidae8Scirtidae8Endomychidae7Silvanidae7Anthribidae6Geotrupidae6Tetratomidae6Attelabidae5Bostrichidae5Melandryidae5Melyridae5Zopheridae5Anthicidae4Lucanidae4Oedemeridae4Aderidae3Byrrhidae3Cryptophagidae3Laemophloeidae3Scraptiidae3Eucnemidae2Haliplidae2Kateretidae2Latridiidae2Psephenidae2Trogidae2Byturidae1Cerylonidae1Ciidae1Corylophidae1Cucujidae1Cupedidae1Dryopidae1Eucinetidae1Gyrinidae1Helophoridae1Heteroceridae1Leiodidae1Lophocateridae1Lymexylidae1Monotomidae1Mycetaeidae1Orsodacnidae1Passandridae1Peltidae1Phalacridae1Ptilodactylidae1Salpingidae1Stenotrachelidae1Synchroidae1Thanerocleridae1Throscidae1Thymalidae1Trogossitidae1
Asian Lady Beetle4,993 observations
Japanese Beetle3,090 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle1,684 observations
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle1,548 observations
White-spotted Sawyer1,222 observations
Red Milkweed Beetle998 observations
Winter Firefly952 observations
Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil931 observations
Common Red Soldier Beetle814 observations
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle770 observations
Black Firefly694 observations
Spotted Pink Lady Beetle666 observations
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle634 observations
Bronze Ground Beetle632 observations
American Carrion Beetle612 observations
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle570 observations
Variegated Lady Beetle453 observations
Banded Longhorn Beetle375 observations
Grapevine Beetle373 observations
Eye-spotted Lady Beetle357 observations
Locust Borer356 observations
Bee-mimic Beetle303 observations
Rough Hermit Beetle297 observations
Red-shouldered Pine Borer283 observations
Dogbane Leaf Beetle277 observations
American Rose Chafer271 observations
Round-necked Longhorn Beetle269 observations
Granulated Ground Beetle247 observations
Common Willow Calligrapher Beetle239 observations
Lily Leaf Beetle233 observations
Striped Cucumber Beetle230 observations
Tomentose Burying Beetle229 observations
Dogwood Leaf Beetle224 observations
Northeastern Pine Sawyer223 observations
Eastern Elderberry Borer221 observations
Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle218 observations
Larder Beetle218 observations
Poplar Borer215 observations
Emerald Ash Borer213 observations
Livid soldier beetle211 observations
Roundneck Sexton Beetle208 observations
Golden Tortoise Beetle200 observations
Ursine Spurleg199 observations
Strangalepta Flower Longhorn Beetle198 observations
Sad Carrion Beetle198 observations
Colorado Potato Beetle194 observations
Brown Leaf Weevil193 observations
Bronzed Tiger Beetle188 observations