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INSECTS

Rough Hermit Beetle

Osmoderma scabrum

Insects
Rough Hermit Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Rough Hermit Beetle, photo 2 of 5
Rough Hermit Beetle, Adult male
14–20 mmLength

Beetle in the family Scarabaeidae 14–20 mm long.

There are 297 observations of Rough Hermit Beetle in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal80
  2. Montérégie45
  3. Capitale-Nationale38
  4. Estrie35
  5. Outaouais28
  6. Laurentides21
  7. Mauricie16
  8. Lanaudière7
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  11. Centre-du-Québec4
  12. Laval3
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  15. Côte-Nord2
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Similar species

Hermit Flower BeetleOsmoderma eremicola
Broad-necked Root BorerPrionus laticollis
Oriental BeetleExomala orientalis
Antelope BeetleDorcus parallelus
Baly's Earth-boring BeetleGeotrupes balyi