Kebnat
INSECTS

Wrinkled Soldier Beetle

Podabrus rugosulus

Insects
Native
Wrinkled Soldier Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Wrinkled Soldier Beetle, photo 2 of 5
Wrinkled Soldier Beetle, photo 3 of 5

Beetle in the family Cantharidae.

There are 69 observations of Wrinkled Soldier Beetle in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie15
  2. Capitale-Nationale10
  3. Estrie9
  4. Montréal9
  5. Outaouais9
  6. Laurentides6
  7. Mauricie5
  8. Lanaudière2
  9. Centre-du-Québec2
  10. Laval1
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Similar species

Wide-horned Soldier BeetlePolemius laticornis
Cantharide basilairePodabrus basillaris
Three-ribbed Soldier BeetlePodabrus tricostatus
Yellow-necked Soldier BeetlePodabrus flavicollis
Two-lined LeatherwingAtalantycha bilineata
Carolina CantharidRhaxonycha carolina
Spot-necked OedemeridIschnomera puncticollis
Raspberry Cane BorerOberea perspicillata
Black FireflyLucidota atra
Downy Long-horned BeetleAnoplodera pubera