Insects of Alberta - Ornate Checkered Beetle

Ornate Checkered Beetle - Sighting Record

Graph Showing Seasonal Distribution of Sighting Records

Map Showing Sighting Localities

Table of Sighting Records

Date	Location	#	Observer	Verification*
July 4, 2004	Cobble Flats, AB	1	RB	P
June 25, 2006	Jumpingpound Loop, AB	1	RB	P
July 6, 2008	Cat Creek Falls Trail, Kananaskis, AB	3	RB	P
June 20, 2010	Jumpingpound Loop, AB	3	RB	P
Aug. 2, 2010	Lynx Creek Rec. Area, AB	3	RB	S&P
July 3, 2011	Bow Valley Prov. Park, AB	1	RB	P
June 17, 2018	Bull Hill Creek Trail, AB	1	RB	S, P
May 5, 2019	Valleyview, AB	1	TP	3P

The seasonal and geographic distribution of an insect species is a key part of understanding its natural history. As such if you have encountered and photographed this insect please email (see home page for e-mail) the following information to Insects of Alberta so it can be included on this page: 1) A hi-res photograph of the subject insect; 2) The date the photograph was taken; 3) The location the photograph was taken at: include the name of the locality and lat/long (i.e. 51.171440,-114.486744); 4) Your name and 5) Additional comments of interest. Thank you.

*Verification Abbreviations: V= visual, P = photograph, S = specimen, 3P = 3rd party photograph, ES = Expert Source