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Insect field guides for flies
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Insect field guides for beetles
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Beetles are found all over the world and are in order of Coleoptera. No matter where you are, there are various beetles all around you. They are not know to hurt humans and cannot fly per se. they do fly but only short distances such as leaf-to-leaf.
Some common species of beetles found in North America include:
Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)
Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetraophthalmus)
Locust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae)
Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)
Ladybug Beetles (Family Coccinellidae)
Flower Longhorn Beetle (Typocerus velutinus)
Dogbane Leaf Beetle (Chrysochus auratus)
Soldier Beetles (Chauliognathus sp.)
Fiery Searcher Beetle (Calosoma scrutator)
Longhorned Beetle (Batyle suturale)
Bombardier Beetle (Brachinus medius)
Weevil (Cryptorhynchinae sp.)
Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)
June Beetle (Phyllophaga sp.)
Clay-colored Leaf Beetle (Anomoea laticlavia)
Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)
Leaf Beetle (Odontota dorsalis)
Leaf Beetle (Trirhabda virgata)
Leaf Beetle (Sumitrosis rosea)
Black Blister Beetle (Epicauta pennsylvanica)
Orange Blister Beetle (Nemognatha sp.)
Ground Beetle (Scarites sp.)
Longhorn Beetle (Panandra brunnea)
Stag Beetle (Pseudolucanus capreolus)
Brown Fruit Chafer (Euphoria inda)
Casebearer Leaf Beetle (Saxinis sp.)
Corn Rootworm Beetle (Diabrotica barberi)
Dung Beetle (Geotrupes sp.)
Firefly / Lightning Bug (Photuris lucicrescens)
Soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus)
Oak Borer (Agrilus angustulus)
Leaf Beetle (Calligrapha sp. )
Checkered Beetle (Enoclerus quadriguttatus)
Click Beetle (Ampedus sp.)
Soldier Beetle (Trypherus sp.)
Metallic Wood-borer (Acmaeodera sp.)
Longhorn Flower Beetle (Brachyleptura rubrica)
Longhorned Beetle (Necydalis melita)
Click Beetle (Dalopius sp.)
Ground Beetle (Spongopus verticalis)
Acorn Weevil (Curculio sp.)
Clavate Tortoise Beetle (Deloyala clavata)
Grapevine Beetle
Boll Weevil (Anthonomus grandis grandis)
Weevil (Polydrusus species)
Green Tortoise Beetle (Cassida rubiginosa)
Ground Beetle (Calleida punctata)
Dung Beetle (Copris fricator)
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