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Beetles of South Central Pennsylvania

Beetles that appear in South Central Pennsylvania across a variety of habitats. Not professional, just for the fondness of beetles. All taxa I have found personally. Guide is a work in progress.

Amblycerus robiniae 1
Anthicus cervinus
Anthocomus equestris 2
Aphodius granarius
Asian Lady Beetle 3
Harmonia axyridis
Asiatic Garden Beetle 4
Maladera castanea
Astylopsis sexguttata 5
Banded Net-winged Beetle 6
Calopteron reticulatum
Bembidion castor
Big-headed Ground Beetle 7
Scarites subterraneus
Black Firefly 8
Lucidota atra
Black-margined Loosestrife Beetle
Neogalerucella calmariensis
Brown Prionid 9
Orthosoma brunneum
Carrot Beetle 10
Tomarus gibbosus
Cedar Beetle 11
Sandalus niger
Chlaenius aestivus 12
Common Eastern Firefly 3
Photinus pyralis
Conoderus lividus 6
Copelatus glyphicus 13
Cregya oculata
Cupes capitatus 14
Dendroides canadensis 15
Dermestes caninus 16
Elonus basalis 17
Erotides sculptilis 7
Euryderus grossus
Euspilotus auctus
False Potato Beetle 18
Leptinotarsa juncta
Fidia viticida 3
Flat Oak Borer Beetle 12
Smodicum cucujiforme
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle 3
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
Graphops pubescens
Green June Beetle 19
Cotinis nitida
Handsome Fungus Beetle 3
Endomychus biguttatus
Horistonotus curiatus 6
Hyperplatys aspersa 20
Japanese Beetle 21
Popillia japonica
Laemophloeus fasciatus 22
Lathrobium convolutum
Lebia analis
Lebia tricolor 23
Lobiopa undulata 12
Meibomeus musculus 24
Melanotus communis
Milkweed Leaf Beetle 25
Labidomera clivicollis
Northern Masked Chafer 26
Cyclocephala borealis
Notoxus murinipennis 27
Oak Timberworm 28
Arrhenodes minutus
Ochyromera ligustri 29
Onthophagus hecate
Onthophagus nuchicornis 30
Oriental Beetle 7
Exomala orientalis
Pennsylvania Firefly 31
Photuris pennsylvanica
Platydema excavatum
Polemius laticornis
Prometopia sexmaculata 12
Pseudoedophrys hilleri 8
Ptilodactyla 3
Red Milkweed Beetle 32
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Red-shouldered Bostrichid 33
Xylobiops basilaris
Rough Strawberry Root Weevil 34
Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle 14
Cicindela sexguttata
Spined Oak Borer Beetle 35
Elaphidion mucronatum
Spotted Cucumber Beetle 36
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Spotted Lady Beetle
Coleomegilla maculata
Stenolophus ochropezus 37
Strawberry Root Weevil 7
Otiorhynchus ovatus
Striped Cucumber Beetle 38
Acalymma vittatum
Sweet Click Beetle
Aeolus mellillus
Synchroa punctata 39
Three-lined Potato Beetle 40
Lema daturaphila
gold-and-brown rove beetle 41
Ontholestes cingulatus
golden tortoise beetle 42
Charidotella sexpunctata bicolor

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