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 |
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Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles, cont.) |

Agrilus angelicus |

Goldspotted Oak Borer, Agrilus auroguttatus - a pest of Oak trees in San Diego County |

Agrilus blandus |

Anthaxia sp. |
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Cantharidae
(Soldier Beetles) |

Leatherwing Beetle,
Cultellunguis ingenuus |

Leatherwing Beetle,
Cultellunguis sp. |

Brown Leatherwing Beetle, Pacificanthia consors |

Downy Leatherwing Beetle, Podabrus pruinosus |

Soldier Beetle |
Carabidae
(Ground Beetles) |

Ground Beetle,
Amara quenseli |

Bembidion Beetle,
Bembidion sp. |

Woodland Ground Beetle,
Calathus ruficollis |

Common Calosoma,
Calosoma semilaeve |

False Bombardier Beetle,
Chlaenius cumatilis |

Western Beach Tiger Beetle, Cicindela latesignata |

Mudflat Tiger Beetle,
Cicindela trifasciata sigmoidea |

Dicheirus dilatatus |

Harpalus sp. |

Laemostenus complanatus |

Plochionus timidus |

Woodland Ground Beetle,
Pterostichus sp. |
Additional Cicindelids (subfamily of Carabidae) reported from Upper Newport Bay shoreline:
Red belly tiger beetle, Cicindela haemorrhagica pacifica
Cicindela gabbi
Cicindela hirticollis gravida obliviosa
March, K.G. (1990) Upper Newport Bay Regional Park Existing Biological Resources. Prepared for EDAW |
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Cerambycidae (Longhorned Beetles) |

Blood-necked Longhorned Beetle, Callimoxys sanguinicollis |

Crossidius testaceus
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Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, Desmocerus californicus |

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 |

Spotted Tree Borer,
Synaphaeta guexi |

Milkweed Borer Beetle,
Tetraopes basalis |

Tragidion sp. |

Triodoclytus lanifer |

Willow Borer,
Xylotrechus insignis |
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Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |

Western Striped Cucumber Beetle, Acalymma trivittatum |

Pea & Bean Weevil,
Acanthoscelides (inquisitus?) |

Leaf Beetle,
Acanthoscelides pallidipennis |

Pea & Bean Weevil,
Acanthoscelides pauperculus |

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 |

Western flea-beetle,
Hemiglyptus basalis |

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,
Triarius nigroflavus |

Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle,
Trirhabda geminata |

Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle,
Trirhabda sericotrachyla |

Zabrotes sp. |

Leaf Beetle |
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Cleridae
(Checkered Beetles) |

Cymatodera sp. |

Ornate Checkered Beetle, Trichodes ornatus (yellow phase) |

Ornate Checkered Beetle, Trichodes ornatus (red phase) |
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Coccinellidae (Ladybird Beetles) |

Twice-stabbed Ladybird Beetle, Axion plagiatum |

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) |

Kidney-marked Fairy,
Psyllobora renifer |

Twenty-Spotted Ladybird Beetle, Psyllobora vigintimaculata |

Vedalia Beetle,
Rodolia cardinalis |
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Cryptophagidae (Silken Fungus Beetles) |
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Silken Fungus Beetle,
Cryptophagus sp. |
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Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles, Weevils) |

Anthonomus ater |

Apinocis sp. |

Prickly Pear Weevil,
Cactophagus spinolae |

Acorn Weevil,
Curculio sp. |

Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer,
Euwallacea sp. |

Alfalfa Weevil,
Hypera postica |

Vegetable Weevil,
Listroderes costirostris |

Rough Strawberry Root Weevill, Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus |

Fuller Rose Beetle,
Pantomorus cervinus |
Pest Alert: Western Oak Bark Beetle (Pseudopityophthorus pubipennis) |

Red Palm Weevil,
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus |

Yucca Weevil,
Scyphophorus yuccae |

Smicronyx sp. |

Billbug,
Sphenophorus pertinax |

Trichobaris compacta |

Trichobaris sp. |

Tychius lineelus |

Curculionid Beetle |
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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) |

Water Scavenger Beetle,
Berosus sp. |

Elliptic Water Scavenger, Tropisternus ellipticus |

California Pink Glowworm, Microphotus angustus |

Douglas Fir Glowworm,
Pterotus obscuripennis |

Pyropyga nigricans |
Lathridiidae (Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles) |
Meloidae (Blister Beetles) |

Subfamily Corticariinae |

Epicauta alphonsii
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Eupompha elegans |

Red-eared Blister Beetle,
Lytta auriculata |

Lytta sp. |
Meloidae (Blister Beetles) cont. |

Nemognatha cantharidis |

Nemognatha nigripennis |

Nemognatha soror |

Nemognatha sp. |

Nemognatha sp. |
Melyridae (Soft-winged Flower Beetles) |

Attalus trimaculatus |

Attalus sp. |

Attalus sp. |

Collops marginicollis |

Dasytinae |

Endeodes insularis |

Eschatocrepis constrictus |

Listrus sp. |

Malachius capillicornis |

Malachius auritus |

Malachius thevenetii |

Malachius sp. |

Scelopristis grandiceps |

Tanaops longiceps |

Trichochrous sordidus |

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. |
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Nitidulidae (Sap-feeding Beetles) |

Carpophilus humeralis |

Conotelus mexicanus |

Cybocephalus californicus |

Nitops pallipennis |

Stelidota sp. |
Oedemeridae
(False Blister Beetles) |
Pyrochroidae
(Fire-Colored Beetles) |
Ptinidae
(Spider Beetles) |
Rhipiphoridae
(Wedge-shaped Beetles) |

Asclera excavata |

Fire-colored Beetle,
Pedilus bardi |

Spider Beetle,
Mesocoelopus collaris |

Rhipiphorus rex |

Ripiphorus diadasiae |
Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles) |

Aphodius pseudolividus |

Tumblebug,
Canthon simplex simplex |

Green Fruit Beetle,
Cotinus mutabilis |

Southern Masked Chafer, Cyclocephala lurida |

Masked Chafer,
Cyclocephala melanocephala |

Small June Beetle,
Serica sp. |

Shining Leaf Chafer,
Paracotalpa ursina |

Dusty June Beetle,
Parathyce palpalis |

Ten-lined June Beetle,
Polyphylla decemlineata |
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Scraptiidae (False Flower Beetles) |
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Silphidae (Carrion Beetles) |

False Flower Beetle,
Anaspis atrata |
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Sexton Beetle,
Nicrophorus sp. |
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Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles) |

Subfamily Aleocharinae |

Intertidal Rove Beetle, Cafius sp. |

Neobisnius gratus |

Large Rove Beetle, Philonthus sp. |

Platydracus tarsalis |

Quedius sp. |

Thinopinus pictus |
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Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles) |

Apsena sp. |

Blapstinus sp. |

Stink Beetle, Coelocnemis magna |

Stink Beetle, Coelocnemis sp. |

Eleodes acuticauda |

Eleodes grandicollis |

Desert Stink Beetle,
Eleodes nigropilosus |

Wooly Darkling Beetle,
Eleodes osculans |

Desert Stink Beetle,
Eleodes sp.; subgenus Blapylis |

Eleodes sp.; Subgenus Blapylis |

Gonocephalum sp. |

Tai Chi Beetle,
Gondwanocrypticus platensis |

Microschatia inaequalis |

Nyctoporis carinata |

Opatrinae |

Opatrinae |

Stenochiinae |

Stethasida muricatula |

Ground Beetle, Tonibius sulcatus |
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. |

Temnoscheila chlorodia
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Diabolical Ironclad Beetle, Phloeodes diabolicus |
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