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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
Grape Flea Beetle 2
Altica chalybea
Cowpea Weevil 3
Callosobruchus maculatus
Dried Fruit Beetle 4
Carpophilus hemipterus
Longhorn Beetles 5
Cerambycidae
Argus Tortoise Beetle 6
Chelymorpha cassidea
Ladybird Beetles 7
Coccinellidae
Red Flat Bark Beetle 8
Cucujus clavipes
True Weevils 9
Curculionidae
Elderberry Borer 10
Desmocerus palliatus
Spotted Cucumber Beetle 11
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Spotted Cucumber Beetle 12
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi
Black Blister Beetle 13
Epicauta pennsylvanica
Striped Blister Beetle 14
Epicauta vittata
Squash Lady Beetle 15
Epilachna borealis
Eggplant Flea Beetle 16
Epitrix fuscula
Tobacco Flea Beetle 17
Epitrix hirtipennis
Convergent Lady Beetle 18
Hippodamia convergens
Native Elm Bark Beetle
Hylurgopinus rufipes
Colorado Potato Beetle 19
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Northeastern Pine Sawyer 15
Monochamus notatus
Tumbling Ragdoll Flower Beetle 20
Mordella marginata
Sawtoothed Grain Beetle 21
Oryzaephilus surinamensis
Tile-Horned Prionus 22
Prionus imbricornis
Saperda candida 23
Elm Bark Beetle 24
Scolytus multistriatus
Eastern Milkweed Longhorn Beetle 25
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Confused Flour Beetle 26
Tribolium confusum

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