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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 ↓

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Two-spotted Ladybug ¹
Adalia bipunctata

Wheat Wireworm ²
Agriotes mancus

Eastern Eyed Click Beetle ³
Alaus oculatus

Grape Flea Beetle ⁴
Altica chalybea

Apple Twig Borer
Amphicerus bicaudatus

Spider Water Beetle ⁵
Ancyronyx

Common Carpet Beetle ⁶
Anthrenus scrophulariae

Berosus striatus ⁷

Metallic Wood-boring Beetle ⁸
Brachys ovatus

Cowpea Weevil ⁹
Callosobruchus maculatus

Banded Net-winged Beetle ¹⁰
Calopteron reticulatum

Dung Beetle ¹¹
Canthon pilularius

Dried Fruit Beetle ¹²
Carpophilus hemipterus

Longhorn Beetles ¹³
Cerambycidae

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle ¹⁴
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Argus Tortoise Beetle ¹⁵
Chelymorpha cassidea

Flatheaded Appletree Borer ¹⁶
Chrysobothris femorata

Ladybird Beetles ¹⁷
Coccinellidae

Hairy Rove Beetle ¹²
Creophilus maxillosus

Red Flat Bark Beetle ¹⁸
Cucujus clavipes

True Weevils ¹⁹
Curculionidae

Hide Beetle ¹²
Dermestes maculatus

Elderberry Borer ²⁰
Desmocerus palliatus

Spotted Cucumber Beetle ²¹
Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Spotted Cucumber Beetle ²²
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi

Diloboderus abderus ²³

Long-toed Water Beetles ¹²
Dryopidae

Dubiraphia ²⁴

Eastern Hercules Beetle ²⁵
Dynastes tityus

Water Penny Beetle ²⁶
Ectopria

Riffle Beetles ¹²
Elmidae

Black Blister Beetle ²⁷
Epicauta pennsylvanica

Striped Blister Beetle ²⁸
Epicauta vittata

Squash Lady Beetle ²⁹
Epilachna borealis

Eggplant Flea Beetle ³⁰
Epitrix fuscula

Tobacco Flea Beetle ³¹
Epitrix hirtipennis

Splendid Earth Boring Beetle ³²
Geotrupes splendidus

Helichus fastigiatus

Long-toed Water Beetle ³³
Helichus lithophilus

Convergent Lady Beetle ³⁴
Hippodamia convergens

Hydrochus ³⁵

Giant Water Scavenger Beetle ³⁶
Hydrophilus triangularis

Native Elm Bark Beetle
Hylurgopinus rufipes

Laccobius ¹²

Tobacco Beetle ³⁷
Lasioderma serricorne

Colorado Potato Beetle ³⁸
Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Powderpost Beetle ³⁹
Lyctus opaculus

American Rose Chafer ⁴⁰
Macrodactylus subspinosus

Corn Wireworm ⁴¹
Melanotus communis

Elmid Beetle ³⁹
Microcylloepus

Northeastern Pine Sawyer ²⁹
Monochamus notatus

Tumbling Ragdoll Flower Beetle ⁴²
Mordella marginata

Burying Beetles ⁴³
Nicrophorus

Sawtoothed Grain Beetle ⁴⁴
Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Rove Beetle
Paederus littorarius

Rainbow Scarab ⁴⁵
Phanaeus vindex

Firefly
Photinus scintillans

Northern June Beetle
Phyllophaga fusca

Hister Beetle
Platysoma lecontei

Japanese Beetle ⁴⁶
Popillia japonica

Tile-Horned Prionus ⁴⁷
Prionus imbricornis

Water Penny Beetles ⁴⁸
Psephenidae

Water Penny Beetle ⁴⁹
Psephenus herricki

Stag Beetle ⁵⁰
Pseudolucanus capreolus

White-marked Spider-beetle ⁵¹
Ptinus fur

Spelean Rove Beetle
Quedius spelaeus

Saperda candida ⁸

Elm Bark Beetle ⁵²
Scolytus multistriatus

Riffle Beetle ⁵³
Stenelmis sexlineata

Eastern Milkweed Longhorn Beetle ⁵⁴
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus

Confused Flour Beetle ³⁵
Tribolium confusum

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NPS National Capital Region Beetle Species Guide

Two-spotted Ladybug 1 Adalia bipunctata

Wheat Wireworm 2 Agriotes mancus

Eastern Eyed Click Beetle 3 Alaus oculatus

Grape Flea Beetle 4 Altica chalybea

Apple Twig Borer Amphicerus bicaudatus

Spider Water Beetle 5 Ancyronyx

Common Carpet Beetle 6 Anthrenus scrophulariae

Berosus striatus 7

Metallic Wood-boring Beetle 8 Brachys ovatus

Cowpea Weevil 9 Callosobruchus maculatus

Banded Net-winged Beetle 10 Calopteron reticulatum

Dung Beetle 11 Canthon pilularius

Dried Fruit Beetle 12 Carpophilus hemipterus

Longhorn Beetles 13 Cerambycidae

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle 14 Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Argus Tortoise Beetle 15 Chelymorpha cassidea

Flatheaded Appletree Borer 16 Chrysobothris femorata

Ladybird Beetles 17 Coccinellidae

Hairy Rove Beetle 12 Creophilus maxillosus

Red Flat Bark Beetle 18 Cucujus clavipes

True Weevils 19 Curculionidae

Hide Beetle 12 Dermestes maculatus

Elderberry Borer 20 Desmocerus palliatus

Spotted Cucumber Beetle 21 Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Spotted Cucumber Beetle 22 Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi

Diloboderus abderus 23

Long-toed Water Beetles 12 Dryopidae

Dubiraphia 24

Eastern Hercules Beetle 25 Dynastes tityus

Water Penny Beetle 26 Ectopria

Riffle Beetles 12 Elmidae

Black Blister Beetle 27 Epicauta pennsylvanica

Striped Blister Beetle 28 Epicauta vittata

Squash Lady Beetle 29 Epilachna borealis

Eggplant Flea Beetle 30 Epitrix fuscula

Tobacco Flea Beetle 31 Epitrix hirtipennis

Splendid Earth Boring Beetle 32 Geotrupes splendidus

Helichus fastigiatus

Long-toed Water Beetle 33 Helichus lithophilus

Convergent Lady Beetle 34 Hippodamia convergens

Hydrochus 35

Giant Water Scavenger Beetle 36 Hydrophilus triangularis

Native Elm Bark Beetle Hylurgopinus rufipes

Laccobius 12

Tobacco Beetle 37 Lasioderma serricorne

Colorado Potato Beetle 38 Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Powderpost Beetle 39 Lyctus opaculus

American Rose Chafer 40 Macrodactylus subspinosus

Corn Wireworm 41 Melanotus communis

Elmid Beetle 39 Microcylloepus

Northeastern Pine Sawyer 29 Monochamus notatus

Tumbling Ragdoll Flower Beetle 42 Mordella marginata

Burying Beetles 43 Nicrophorus

Sawtoothed Grain Beetle 44 Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Rove Beetle Paederus littorarius

Rainbow Scarab 45 Phanaeus vindex

Firefly Photinus scintillans

Northern June Beetle Phyllophaga fusca

Hister Beetle Platysoma lecontei

Japanese Beetle 46 Popillia japonica

Tile-Horned Prionus 47 Prionus imbricornis

Water Penny Beetles 48 Psephenidae

Water Penny Beetle 49 Psephenus herricki

Stag Beetle 50 Pseudolucanus capreolus

White-marked Spider-beetle 51 Ptinus fur

Spelean Rove Beetle Quedius spelaeus

Saperda candida 8

Elm Bark Beetle 52 Scolytus multistriatus

Riffle Beetle 53 Stenelmis sexlineata

Eastern Milkweed Longhorn Beetle 54 Tetraopes tetrophthalmus

Confused Flour Beetle 35 Tribolium confusum