Insects of Nord-du-Québec

714 species · 4,118 observations · All insects of Québec
714 / 4,550of Québec's insects
0threatened, vulnerable or likely to be so in Québec

In Nord-du-Québec, 714 species of insects have been observed. The stars? Pink-edged Sulphur, American Emerald and Arctic Fritillary, the most often observed. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by order

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Lepidoptera369
  2. Odonata99
  3. Coleoptera83
  4. Diptera45
  5. Hymenoptera36
  6. Hemiptera27
  7. Trichoptera21
  8. Ephemeroptera19
  9. Other orders15

Insects 714

Pink-edged Sulphur93 observations
American Emerald89 observations
Arctic Fritillary82 observations
Bog Fritillary81 observations
Hudsonian Whiteface79 observations
Subarctic Bluet77 observations
Pelidne Sulphur76 observations
Silvery Blue74 observations
Tricolored Bumble Bee67 observations
Arctic Blue67 observations
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail65 observations
Freija Fritillary65 observations
Jutta Arctic62 observations
Lake Darner61 observations
Crimson-ringed Whiteface61 observations
Lake Emerald60 observations
Northern Azure58 observations
Dreamy Duskywing57 observations
Red-spotted Admiral44 observations
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee44 observations
Pearl Crescent42 observations
Mourning Cloak39 observations
Essex Skipper32 observations
White-spotted Sawyer31 observations
White-veined Arctic30 observations
Green Comma29 observations
frigid bumble bee28 observations
Taiga Bluet27 observations
Northern Spreadwing26 observations
Belted Whiteface26 observations
Ocellated Emerald26 observations
Greenish Blue26 observations
Chalk-fronted Corporal25 observations
Boreal Snaketail22 observations
Black-rimmed Prominent22 observations
Four-spotted Skimmer21 observations
Chryxus Arctic21 observations
Twin-spotted Sphinx21 observations
Narrow-banded Pond Fly21 observations
Red Admiral20 observations
Spotted Tussock Moth20 observations
Red-belted Bumble Bee20 observations
Bothersome Deer Fly20 observations
Hecla Sulphur20 observations
Labrador Sulphur20 observations
St. Lawrence Tiger Moth20 observations
Variable Darner19 observations
Ringed Emerald19 observations