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.

Cedar Beetle ¹
Sandalus niger

Ptilodactyla ²

Polemius laticornis

Conoderus lividus ³

Sweet Click Beetle
Aeolus mellillus

Pennsylvania Firefly ⁴
Photuris pennsylvanica

Erotides sculptilis ⁵

Horistonotus curiatus ³

Black Firefly ⁶
Lucidota atra

Melanotus communis

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle ²
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Common Eastern Firefly ²
Photinus pyralis

Banded Net-winged Beetle ³
Calopteron reticulatum

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Beetles of South Central Pennsylvania

Cedar Beetle 1 Sandalus niger

Ptilodactyla 2

Polemius laticornis

Conoderus lividus 3

Sweet Click Beetle Aeolus mellillus

Pennsylvania Firefly 4 Photuris pennsylvanica

Erotides sculptilis 5

Horistonotus curiatus 3

Black Firefly 6 Lucidota atra