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INSECTS

Three-ribbed Soldier Beetle

Podabrus tricostatus

Insects
Native
Three-ribbed Soldier Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Three-ribbed Soldier Beetle, Adult
Three-ribbed Soldier Beetle, photo 3 of 5

Beetle in the family Cantharidae.

There are 10 observations of Three-ribbed Soldier Beetle in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Outaouais6
  2. Laurentides2
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  4. Estrie1

Similar species

Winter FireflyPhotinus corruscus
Black FireflyLucidota atra
Wrinkled Soldier BeetlePodabrus rugosulus
Short-collared Soldier BeetlePodabrus brevicollis
Tooth-bearing soldier beetleAtalantycha dentigera
Two-lined LeatherwingAtalantycha bilineata