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INSECTS

Small Snail-eating Ground Beetle

Sphaeroderus stenostomus

Insects
Native
Small Snail-eating Ground Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Small Snail-eating Ground Beetle, photo 2 of 5
Small Snail-eating Ground Beetle, photo 3 of 5

Beetle in the family Carabidae.

There are 28 observations of Small Snail-eating Ground Beetle in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Mauricie, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in April and October and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale11
  2. Montérégie3
  3. Mauricie3
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  5. Côte-Nord2
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  8. Laurentides1
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  10. Estrie1
  11. Montréal1
  12. Outaouais1

Similar species

Bronze Ground BeetleCarabus nemoralis
Muted harp ground beetlePterostichus mutus