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NPS National Capital Region Beetle Species Guide

A list of the beetles that have been observed in the National Parks of the National Capital Region. This includes parks like Catoctin Mountain Park, Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, Prince William Forest Park, Manassas National Battlefield Park, and Wolf Trap National Park for the ...more ↓

Two-spotted Ladybug 1
Adalia bipunctata
Predatory Aquatic Beetles 2
Agabus
Wheat Wireworm 3
Agriotes mancus
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle 4
Alaus oculatus
Grape Flea Beetle 5
Altica chalybea
Apple Twig Borer
Amphicerus bicaudatus
Spider Water Beetle 6
Ancyronyx
Common Carpet Beetle 7
Anthrenus scrophulariae
Berosus striatus 8
Metallic Wood-boring Beetle 9
Brachys ovatus
Cowpea Weevil 10
Callosobruchus maculatus
Banded Net-winged Beetle 11
Calopteron reticulatum
Calosoma frigidum 12
Fiery Searcher 13
Calosoma scrutator
Forest Caterpillar Hunter 14
Calosoma sycophanta
Dung Beetle 15
Canthon pilularius
Dried Fruit Beetle 16
Carpophilus hemipterus
Longhorn Beetles 17
Cerambycidae
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle 18
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
Argus Tortoise Beetle 19
Chelymorpha cassidea
Flatheaded Appletree Borer 20
Chrysobothris femorata
Punctured Tiger Beetle 21
Cicindela punctulata
Bronzed Tiger Beetle 22
Cicindela repanda
Eastern Red-bellied Tiger Beetle 23
Cicindela rufiventris
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle 24
Cicindela sexguttata
Tiger Beetle 25
Cicindela unipunctata
Ladybird Beetles 26
Coccinellidae
Predaceous Diving Beetle
Coptotomus interrogatus
Hairy Rove Beetle 16
Creophilus maxillosus
Red Flat Bark Beetle 27
Cucujus clavipes
True Weevils 28
Curculionidae
Hide Beetle 16
Dermestes maculatus
Elderberry Borer 29
Desmocerus palliatus
Spotted Cucumber Beetle 30
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Spotted Cucumber Beetle 31
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi
Diloboderus abderus 32
Whirligig Beetle 33
Dineutus assimilis
Long-toed Water Beetles 16
Dryopidae
Dubiraphia 34
Eastern Hercules Beetle 35
Dynastes tityus
Predaceous Diving Beetles 36
Dytiscidae
Great Diving Beetle 37
Dytiscus marginalis
Vertical Diving Beetle
Dytiscus verticalis
Water Penny Beetle 38
Ectopria
Marsh Ground Beetle 39
Elaphrus
Riffle Beetles 16
Elmidae
Black Blister Beetle 40
Epicauta pennsylvanica
Striped Blister Beetle 41
Epicauta vittata
Squash Lady Beetle 42
Epilachna borealis
Eggplant Flea Beetle 43
Epitrix fuscula
Tobacco Flea Beetle 44
Epitrix hirtipennis
Splendid Earth Boring Beetle 45
Geotrupes splendidus
Whirligig Beetles 46
Gyrinidae
Gyrinus 47
Crawling Water Beetles 16
Haliplidae
Crawling Water Beetle 48
Haliplus fasciatus
Murky Ground Beetle 49
Harpalus caliginosus
Helichus fastigiatus
Long-toed Water Beetle 50
Helichus lithophilus
Convergent Lady Beetle 51
Hippodamia convergens
Hydrochus 52
Giant Water Scavenger Beetle 53
Hydrophilus triangularis
Hydroporinae 2
Hydroporus 52
Hygrotus 12
Native Elm Bark Beetle
Hylurgopinus rufipes
Laccobius 16
Tobacco Beetle 12
Lasioderma serricorne
Lebia grandis 54
Colorado Potato Beetle 55
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Powderpost Beetle 56
Lyctus opaculus
American Rose Chafer 57
Macrodactylus subspinosus
Virginia Tiger Beetle 58
Megacephala virginica
Corn Wireworm 59
Melanotus communis
Elmid Beetle 56
Microcylloepus
Northeastern Pine Sawyer 42
Monochamus notatus
Tumbling Ragdoll Flower Beetle 60
Mordella marginata
Burying Beetles 61
Nicrophorus
Sawtoothed Grain Beetle 62
Oryzaephilus surinamensis
Rove Beetle
Paederus littorarius
Crawling Water Beetle 63
Peltodytes lengi
Rainbow Scarab 64
Phanaeus vindex
Firefly
Photinus scintillans
Northern June Beetle
Phyllophaga fusca
Hister Beetle
Platysoma lecontei
Japanese Beetle 65
Popillia japonica
Tile-Horned Prionus 66
Prionus imbricornis
Water Penny Beetles 67
Psephenidae
Water Penny Beetle 68
Psephenus herricki
Stag Beetle 13
Pseudolucanus capreolus
Pterostichus 69
White-marked Spider-beetle 70
Ptinus fur
Spelean Rove Beetle
Quedius spelaeus
Saperda candida 9
Elm Bark Beetle 71
Scolytus multistriatus
Riffle Beetle 33
Stenelmis sexlineata
Eastern Milkweed Longhorn Beetle 72
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Confused Flour Beetle 52
Tribolium confusum

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