Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Family Scarabaeidae- Flower Scarabs

Spangled Flower Beetle (Euphoria sepulcralis)

  

Delta Flower Scarab (Trigonopeltastes delta)
     
     

 

Family Chrysomelidae- Leaf Beetles

Dogbane Beetle (Chrysochus auratus)

This species is usually found on Hemp Dogbane (Apocyanum cannabinum), which is the plant this species feed on.

  

Disonycha c

This is a large flea beetle.
     

Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)

This is a large beetle that is usually found on Common Milkweed or Swamp Milkweed. This one was on Black-eyed Susan.

  

Golden Tortoise Beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata)

This species is able to turn on/off the metallic sheen which is visible in the above specimen.
     
     

Larger Elm Leaf Beetle (Monocesta coryli)

This is a fairly large beetle that varies from yellow to orange, with or without black bands or spots.
 
     
     

Clay-colored Leaf Beetle (Anomoea laticlavia)

  

Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)

 

Family Cantharidae- Soldier Beetles

Pennsylvania Leatherwing (Chauliognathus pennsilvanicus)

  

Chauliognathus marginatus
     
This is a late summer species most often found on flowers in the Aster family.   This is an early season species most common in late spring and early summer.
     
     

 

Family Carabidae- Ground and Tiger Beetles

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)

This colorful beetle is most often seen on the ground early in the season.
 
 

 

Family Cerambycidae- Long-horned Beetles

Subfamily Lepturinae- Flower Longhorns

Typocerus velutinus

This specimen was on Narrow-leaved Flat-topped

  

Judolia cordifera

This specimen was on New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus

Aster (Sericocarpus linifolius).   americanus).

   

Strangalia sp.

This is probably Strangalia luteicornis. It was found on New Jersey Tea.
 

Subfamily Cerambycinae- Round-necked Longhorns

Batyle ignicollis

  

Batyle suturalis