Coleoptera (Beetles)
of Orange County, California (and nearby places)
(Click on images or names to open)
Yellow background, exotic to California and/or North America.
Photographed and compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology,
University of California, Irvine, CA 92697
and Ron Hemberger
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| Anobiidae (Death-watch Beetles) |
Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles) |
Death-watch Beetle, Xyletininae |
Acmaeodera angelica |
Spotted Flower Buprestid, Acmaeodera hepburni |
Spotted Flower Buprestid, Acmaeodera labyrinthica |
Spotted Flower Buprestid, Acmaeodera sp. |
| Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles, cont.) |
Acmaeodera sp. |
Agrilus angelicus |
Agrilus blandus |
Goldspotted Oak Borer, Agrilus coxalis- a pest of Oak trees in San Diego County |
Anthaxia sp. |
| Cantharidae
(Soldier Beetles) |
Leatherwing Beetle,
Cultellunguis ingenuus |
Leatherwing Beetle,
Cultellunguis sp. |
Brown Leatherwing Beetle, Pacificanthia consors |
Soldier Beetle |
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| Carabidae
(Ground Beetles) |
Ground Beetle, Amara sp.
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Woodland Ground Beetle,
Calathus sp. |
Common Calosoma,
Calosoma semilaeve |
False Bombardier Beetle,
Chlaenius cumatilis |
Western Beach Tiger Beetle, Cicindela latesignata |
Harpalus sp.
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Ophonus sp. |
Woodland Ground Beetle,
Pterostichus sp. |
Additional Cicindelids reported from Upper Newport Bay shoreline: Mudflat tiger beetle, Cicindela trifasciata sigmoidea
Red belly tiger beetle, Cicindela haemorrhagica pacifica
Cicindela gabbi
Cicindela hirticollis gravida
Cicindela latesignata latesignata
Cicindela latesignata obliviosa
March, K.G. (1990) Upper Newport Bay Regional Park Existing Biological Resources. Prepared for EDAW |
| Cerambycidae (Longhorned Beetles) |
Blood-necked Longhorned Beetle, Callimoxys sanguinicollis |
Crossidius testaceus
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California Root Borer,
Prionus californicus |
Prionus lecontei |
Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle, Ipochus fasciatus |
Flower Longhorn Beetle,
Judolia sexspilota |
Megobrium edwardsi |
Neoclytus modestus |
Eucalyptus Borer,
Phoracantha semipunctata |
Flower Longhorn Beetle, Strophiona tigrinae |
Milkweed Borer Beetle,
Tetraopes basalis |
Tragidion sp. |
Triodoclytus lanifer |
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| Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
Western Striped Cucumber Beetle, Acalymma trivittatum |
Pea & Bean Weevil,
Acanthoscelides (inquisitus?) |
Pea & Bean Weevil,
Acanthoscelides sp. |
Flea Beetle, Altica sp. |
Flea Beetle, Tribe Alticini |
Flea Beetle, Tribe Alticini |
Flea Beetle, Tribe Alticini |
Casebearer beetle,
Cryptocephalus castaneus |
Casebearer beetle,
Cryptocephalus spurcus spurcus |
Casebearer beetle,
Cryptocephalus sp. |
Southern Eucalyptus leaf beetle Chrysophtharta m-fuscum |
Cobalt Milkweed Beetle,
Chrysochus cobaltinus |
Casebearer Beetle,
Diachus sp. |
Banded Cucumber Beetle,
Diabrotica balteata |
Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata |
Three-Lined Lema Beetle,
Lema trivittata |
Leafminer Beetle,
Microrhopala rubrolineata |
Pachybrachis sp. |
Leaf Beetle,
Paria sp. |
Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle, Pseudoluperus maculicollis |
Short-horned Leaf Beetle,
Saxinis deserticola |
Seed Beetle,
Stator limbatus |
Pea & Bean Weevil,
Stator pruinius |
Flea Beetle,
Systena sp. |
Flea Beetle,
Systena sp. |
Australian Tortoise Beetle, Trachymela sloanei |
Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle,
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Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle,
Trirhabda geminata |
Zabrotes sp. |
Leaf Beetle |
| Coccinellidae (Ladybird Beetles) |
Twice-stabbed Ladybird Beetle, Axion plagiatum (larva) |
Twice-stabbed ladybird Beetle, Chilocorus orbus |
Seven-spot Ladybird Beetle,
Coccinella septempunctata |
Mealybug Destroyer,
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri |
Spotless Ladybird Beetle, Cycloneda polita |
Spotless Ladybird Beetle, Cycloneda sanguinea |
Asian Ladybird Beetle,
Harmonia axyridis |
Asian Ladybird Beetle,
Harmonia axyridis |
Convergent Ladybird Beetle,
Hippodamia convergens |
Ladybird Beetle,
Hyperaspis trifurcata |
Ladybird Beetle,
Mulsantina picta |
Naemia seriata litigiosa |
Ashy Gray Ladybird Beetle,
Olla v-nigrum (=abdominalis) |
Ashy Gray Ladybird Beetle,
Olla v-nigrum (=abdominalis) |
Ashy Gray Ladybird Beetle,
Olla v-nigrum (=abdominalis) |
Twenty-Spotted Ladybird Beetle, Psyllobora vigintimaculata |
Vedalia Beetle,
Rodolia cardinalis |
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| Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles, Weevils) |
Anthonomus ater |
Apinocis sp. |
Prickly Pear Weevil,
Cactophagus spinolae |
Acorn Weevil, Curculio sp. |
Hypera sp. |
Vegetable Weevil,
Listroderes costirostris |
Rough Strawberry Root Weevill, Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus |
Fuller Rose Beetle,
Pantomorus cervinus |
Red Palm Weevil,
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
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Yucca Weevil,
Scyphophorus yuccae |
Smicronyx sp. |
Billbug,
Sphenophorus pertinax |
Trichobaris compacta |
Trichobaris sp. |
Tychius lineelus |
| Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles, Weevils), cont. |
Cryptophagidae (Silken Fungus Beetles) |
Curculionid Beetle |
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Silken Fungus Beetle,
Cryptophagus sp. |
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| Dermestidae (Dermestid Beetles) |
Carpet Beetle,
Anthrenus lepidus |
Carpet Beetle,
Anthrenus parvus |
Varied Carpet Beetle,
Anthrenus verbasci |
Cryptorhopalum sp. |
Carpet Beetle, Trogoderma sp. |
| Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles) |
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Dytiscus verticalis |
(larva) Rhantus sp.
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Water Beetle, Stictotarsus striatellus |
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| Elateridae (Click Beetles) |
Ampedus cordifer |
Ctenicera cylindriformis |
Arboreal Click Beetle,
Euthysanius sp. |
Heteroderes exsul |
Melanactes densus |
| Elateridae (Click Beetles) cont. |
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Histeridae (Clown Beetles) |
Octinodes schaumi |
Click Beetle |
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Iliotona cacti |
Clown Beetle; Tribe Histerini |
| Hydrophilidae (Water Scavenger Beetles) |
Lampyridae (Fireflies) |
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Water Scavenger Beetle,
Berosus sp. |
Elliptic Water Scavenger, Tropisternus ellipticus |
California Pink Glowworm, Microphotus angustus |
Pyropyga nigricans |
Clown Beetle, Iliotona cacti |
| Lathridiidae (Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles) |
Meloidae (Blister Beetles) |
Subfamily Corticariinae |
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Eupompha elegans |
Red-eared Blister Beetle,
Lytta auriculata |
Lytta sp. |
| Meloidae (Blister Beetles) cont. |
Nemognatha cantharidis |
Nemognatha soror |
Nemognatha sp. |
Nemognatha sp. |
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| Melyridae (Soft-winged Flower Beetles) |
Attalus sp. |
Collops marginicollis |
Dasytinae |
Endeodes insularis |
Eschatocrepis constrictus |
Listrus sp. |
Malachius capillicornis |
Malachius auritus |
Malachius thevenetii |
Malachius sp. |
Scelopristis grandiceps |
Tanaops longiceps |
Soft-winged Flower Beetle |
Soft-winged Flower Beetle |
Soft-winged Flower Beetle |
Soft-winged Flower Beetle |
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| Mordeliidae (Tumbling Flower Beetles) |
Mordella hubbsi |
Mordella sp. |
Mordellistena pustulata |
Mordellistena sp. |
Tumbling Flower Beetle |
| Nitidulidae (Sap-feeding Beetles) |
Carpophilus humeralis |
Carpophilus pallipennis |
Carpophilus sp. |
Conotelus mexicanus |
Cybocephalus californicus |
Stelidota sp. |
Sap-feeding Beetle |
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| Oedemeridae (False Blister Beetles) |
Pyrochroidae (Fire-Colored Beetles) |
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Rhipiphoridae (Wedge-shaped Beetles) |
Asclera excavata |
Fire-colored Beetle, Pedilus bardi |
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Rhipiphorus sexdens |
Rhipiphorus vierecki |
| Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles) |
Aphodius pseudolividus |
Tumblebug,
Canthon simplex simplex |
Green Fruit Beetle,
Cotinus mutabilis |
Southern Masked Chafer, Cyclocephala lurida |
Masked Chafer,
Cyclocephala melanocephala |
| Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles), cont. |
Silphidae
(Carrion Beetles) |
Small June Beetle,
Serica sp. |
Shining Leaf Chafer,
Paracotalpa ursina |
Dusty June Beetle,
Parathyce palpalis |
Ten-lined June Beetle,
Polyphylla decemlineata |
Sexton Beetle,
Nicrophorus sp. |
| Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles) |
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Subfamily Aleocharinae |
Intertidal Rove Beetle, Cafius sp. |
Platydracus sp. |
Quedius sp. |
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| Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles) |
Blapstinus sp. |
Stink Beetle, Coelocnemis sp. |
Ground Beetle, Conibius sp. |
Eleodes acuticauda |
Wooly Darkling Beetle,
Eleodes osculans |
Desert Stink Beetle, Eleodes sp.; subgenus Blapylis |
Eleodes sp.; Subgenus Blapylis |
Gonocephalum sp. |
Microschatia inaequalis |
Nyctoporis carinata |
Opatrinae |
Opatrinae |
Stenochiinae |
Unidentified (tenebrionid?) beetle |
Additional Tenebrionids reported from Upper Newport Bay:
Ciliate plume beetle, Coelus ciliatus
Coelus globosus
March, K.G. (1990) Upper Newport Bay Regional Park Existing Biological Resources. Prepared for EDAW. |
Trogidae
(Hide Beetles) |
Trogossitidae
(Bark-gnawing Beetles) |
Zopheridae
(Ironclad Beetles) |
Hide Beetle, Omorgus sp. |
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Diabolical Ironclad Beetle, Phloeodes diabolicus |
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