NPS National Capital Region Beetle Species Guide

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