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Adalia bipunctata twospotted lady beetle
...Lady beetles will live in nearly any vegetation, as long as there are aphids or other small insects to eat. Adult two-spotted lady beetles are 4-5mm long, and ovoid in shape. The head and thorax is black with yellow markings. Their undersides are black to reddish-brown; Their elytra (wing covers) are orange with one black spot on each side. The larvae...
Elmidae riffle beetles
The Elmidae, commonly known as riffle beetles, are found in freshwater streams all around the world. There are about 1400 species known world-wide, but probably many more have not yet been discovered. About 100 species in 27 genera have been found in North America. These are small (1-8 mm long) aquatic beetles that are most often found crawling on stones and other...
Alaus oculatus eyed click beetle
...The beetles emerge in the spring and are commonly found until September (Borer and White 1970, Nielson 1997). This species of beetle has a unique method for righting itself after it has been flipped on its back. The beetle has a hinged joint between the head and thorax of its body that allows it to arch its back and then quickly snap the hinge...
Psephenidae water-penny beetles
This small family of beetles gets its common name ("water pennies") from the unusual shape of the larvae, which have widely expanded dorsal plates that give the animals a flat round shape, like a coin. The classification of the family is uncertain, some authorities recognize some subgroups as separate families. There are only about 263 species in 31 genera are known (Lee et alia...
Cicindela dorsalis northeastern beach tiger beetle
The white beach tiger beetle (Cicindela dorsalis) can be found in the eastern and southern coastal regions of the United States, stretching from Massachusetts to Florida, and along the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas. It is common to find them in light, sandy areas such as dry riverbeds. As the common name implies, the white beach tiger beetle can be found in...
Anthrenus verbasci varied carpet beetle
Anthrenus verbasci, commonly known as varied carpet beetles, are an introduced Palearctic species. A cosmopolitan species, they are nearly worldwide in distribution, including the Nearctic, Palearctic, Oriental, and Neotropical regions. They have also been found in South America. Varied carpet beetles were introduced in North America around 1850. Varied carpet beetles are found in temperate regions. Adult Anthrenus verbasci from outdoor populations can be...
Nicrophorus americanus American burying beetle
American burying beetles, Nicrophorus americanus, at one time may have ranged throughout the United States and Canada. Many populations in Canada, however, are now extinct, and their range is now largely confined to Alaska and the east and west coasts of the United States. They are currently found in only 6 states in United States and are being reintroduced in some areas. Specific habitat...
Cotalpa lanigera goldsmith beetle
Goldsmith beetles, Cotalpa lanigera, are found in the eastern, central, and southwestern United States as well as southeastern Canada. Goldsmith beetles inhabit deciduous forests, woodlands, and fields near those woodlands. Goldsmith beetles are yellow or green in color and have a gold, metallic tint. Their elytra has irregular rows of small holes, but they do not have elytral markings. Goldsmith beetles are egg-shaped...
Lasioderma serricorne cigarette beetle
Cigarette beetles are found worldwide, everywhere that stored tobacco is found. They thrive in temperatures above 65 degrees Fahrenheit. The beetle spread widely as it was transported in packaged tobacco or other packaged products. It is believed that the cigarette beetle originated in Egypt because their carcasses have been found in Egyptian tombs. The habitat of cigarette beetles is difficult to define because they...
Hippodamia convergens convergent lady beetle
...The beetle does not have the typical oval shape of most lady beetles and the elytra are not as curvaceous. Hippodamia convergens has three separate spots on the posterior of the elytra, while their legs and underside are all black. These beetles have short legs with 3 segmented tarsi and short antennae as well. The prothorax is black with a white border and white...
Coccinella septempunctata sevenspotted lady beetle
...These chemicals can be released due to threats or attacks from predators and can account for up to 20% of the body weight of the beetle. These compounds are highly toxic to many common beetle predators like birds and small mammals. Spiders are also known to prey on Coccinella septempunctata larvae. Intraguild predation and cannibalism on eggs and larvae are also significant threats. The...
...Adults hibernate under stones to avoid being frozen in the water during colder seasons. (Evans and Bellamy 1996) These beetles are active anywhere by the ice, where they exploite the oxygen bubbles that usually occur under ice along with dissolved oxygen.(Crowson 1981) These aquatic diving beetles have bodies that are compressed top to bottom and keeled laterally and ventrally. They have hydrodynamic bodies...
The horned fungus beetle, also known as the forked fungus beetle, can be found in the northeastern part of United States and eastern part of Canada. These beetles live in dying and dead tree trunks found in forest habitats. The color of horned fungus beetles ranges from black to a dark brown. There is a distinct sexual dimorphism. While both males and females have...
The alligatorweed flea beetle naturally inhabits southern Brazil and northern Argentina along waterways. It has been introduced to the southern United States. The alligatorweed flea Beetle is naturally restricted to waterways where the plant Alternanthera philoxeroides (the alligator weed) grows. Agasicles hygrophila require a steady temperature of 20 - 30 degrees Celsius. Adult beetles are between 4 and 7 mm long, and about 2 mm...
Coleomegilla maculata, commonly known as spotted lady beetles or 12-spotted lady beetles, are found throughout North, Central, and South America. Their range extends from California to Mexico and their range stretches to Cuba. The three subspecies Coleomegilla maculata lengi, Coleomegilla maculata strenua, and Coleomegilla maculata fubscilabris live in different areas. C.m. lengi is found throughout most of the eastern United States, except...