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Beneficial Garden Bugs of the SC Lowcountry

A guide to some of the common beneficial Insects(as well as Myriapods, Isopods, Molluscs) that you may encounter in your gardens.

All of the species in this guide either prey on other insects during one or more of its life stages, or is a detritivore, an organism that breaks down dead ...more ↓

Margined Tiger Beetle 1
Ellipsoptera marginata
Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle 2
Habroscelimorpha dorsalis
Punctured Tiger Beetle 3
Cicindela punctulata
S-banded Tiger Beetle 4
Cicindela trifasciata
Bronzed Tiger Beetle 5
Cicindela repanda
Festive Tiger Beetle 6
Cicindela scutellaris
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle 7
Cicindela sexguttata
Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle 8
Tetracha carolina
Big-headed Ground Beetle 9
Scarites subterraneus
Fiery Searcher Beetle 10
Calosoma scrutator
Black Caterpillar Hunter Beetle 11
Calosoma sayi

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