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Photo of an American burying beetle

American Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus americanus

Endangered

image of American Carrion Beetle

American Carrion Beetle

Necrophila americana

Two Asian lady beetles, one orange with several black spots, the other red with no spots

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Asian longhorned beetle male, specimen

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Anoplophora glabripennis

Invasive

Banded longhorn beetle on a wild rose

Banded Longhorn

Typocerus velutinus

Photo of a meloe blister beetle, female, on ground

Blister Beetles

More than 400 species in North America north of Mexico

image of a bronzed or common shore tiger beetle

Bronzed Tiger Beetle

Cinindela repanda

Image of Tomentose Burying Beetle crawling on the ground

Carrion Beetles (Burying Beetles)

Nicrophorus, Necrophila, Necrodes, and others

Click beetle resting on a brick wall

Click Beetles

Approximately 1,000 species in North America

image of Cocklebur Weevil

Cocklebur Weevil

Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus

Convergent lady beetle crawling on a leaf

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

Dark flower scarab clinging to a flower

Dark Flower Scarab

Euphoria sepulcralis

Delta flower scarab clinging to flower

Delta Flower Scarab

Trigonopeltastes delta

Dogbane beetle resting on a window

Dogbane Beetle

Chrysochus auratus

Dung beetle rolling a dung ball

Dung Beetles (Tumblebugs)

Subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae

Male eastern Hercules beetle walking in grass

Eastern Hercules Beetle

Dynastes tityus

Elm borer beetle resting on rocks in a flower planter

Elm Borer

Saperda tridentata

metallic, emerald-green beetle on ash leaf

Emerald Ash Borer

Agrilus planipennis

Invasive

Photo of eyed click beetle on bark

Eyed Click Beetle (Eyed Elater)

Alaus oculatus

image of Firefly crawling on a leaf

Fireflies (Lightning Bugs)

Approx. 175 species in North America north of Mexico

Flat-faced longhorn beetle crawling on wood

Four-Humped Flat-Faced Longhorn

Acanthoderes quadrigibba

Four-spotted lady beetle on a leaf

Four-Spotted Lady Beetle

Brachiacantha quadripunctata

Photo of a male giant stag beetle on moss

Giant Stag Beetle (Elk Stag Beetle)

Lucanus elaphus

Golden tortoise beetle on a leaf

Golden Tortoise Beetle

Charidotella sexpunctata

Green June beetle on goldenrod

Green June Beetle

Cotinis nitida

image of Fiery Searcher on dead leaves

Ground Beetles

About 2,400 species in North America north of Mexico

image of Horned Passalus crawling on wood

Horned Passalus

Odontotaenius disjunctus

Ivory-marked beetle crawling on bark

Ivory-Marked Beetle

Eburia quadrigeminata

Japanese beetle on a leaf

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Invasive

Seven-spotted lady beetle on a flower

Lady Beetles (Ladybird Beetles; Ladybugs)

Nearly 500 species in North America north of Mexico

Swamp milkweed leaf beetle on a leaf it has chewed on.

Leaf Beetles

About 2,000 species in North America

Locust borer on leaf

Locust Borer

Megacyllene robiniae

Red milkweed beetle eating a common milkweed leaf.

Longhorned Beetles (Borers; Sawyer Beetles)

About 1,000 species in North America north of Mexico

May beetle on wood

May Beetles (June Bugs)

Phyllophaga spp.

Red-femured milkweed borer beetle on milkweed leaf

Milkweed Longhorns

Tetraopes spp.

Photo of Nemognatha blister beetle on sunflower

Nemognatha Blister Beetles

Nemognatha spp.

Ninebark calligraphy beetle on cluster of ninebark flower buds

Ninebark Calligraphy Beetle

Calligrapha spiraea

image of Nut Weevil on wood

Nut Weevils (Acorn Weevils)

Curculio spp.

Photo of a meloe blister beetle, female, on ground

Oil Beetles

Meloe spp.

Polished lady beetle crawling on a twig

Polished Lady Beetle

Cycloneda munda

Photo of a rainbow scarab beetle, male.

Rainbow Scarab

Phanaeus vindex

Red-headed ash borer on tree bark

Red-Headed Ash Borer

Neoclytus acuminatus

image of Rhubarb Weevils mating

Rhubarb Weevil

Lixus concavus

Male eastern Hercules beetle walking in grass

Scarab Beetles

About 1,700 species in North America north of Mexico

Seven-spotted lady beetle on a flower

Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Photo of a six-spotted tiger beetle from the side.

Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle

Cinindela sexguttata

image of Soldier Beetle on Goldenrod

Soldier Beetles

Nearly 500 species in North America north of Mexico

photo of a male reddish-brown stag beetle

Stag Beetles

About 40 species in North America north of Mexico

Swamp milkweed leaf beetle on a leaf it has chewed on.

Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle

Labidomera clivicollis

image of Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle crawling on dead leaves

Tiger Beetles

Subfamily Cicindelinae (about 100 species in North America)

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