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INSECTS

Double-marked Swimming Beetle

Rhantus binotatus

Insects
Native
Double-marked Swimming Beetle, Female
Double-marked Swimming Beetle, Male
Double-marked Swimming Beetle, Adult

Beetle in the family Dytiscidae. Lives near water. Feeds on animal prey.

There are 40 observations of Double-marked Swimming Beetle in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Capitale-Nationale and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  2. Capitale-Nationale9
  3. Laurentides4
  4. Côte-Nord3
  5. Lanaudière2
  6. Montérégie2
  7. Outaouais2
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  9. Nord-du-Québec1
  10. Centre-du-Québec1
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  12. Mauricie1
  13. Montréal1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Silky Predaceous Diving BeetleRhantus sericans
Sculptured Predaceous Diving BeetleColymbetes sculptilis