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Agriotes sputator [1] is a species of click beetle, commonly known as the common click beetle. [2] The adult beetle is brown and inconspicuous, and the larvae live in the soil and are known as wireworms. They are agricultural pests that devour the roots and underground parts of many crops and other plants.
Illinois City is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Illinois, across the Mississippi River from Muscatine, Iowa. [2] It straddles Buffalo Prairie Township and Drury Township in Rock Island County, Illinois. [3] As of 2014, a United States Post Office, ZIP Code 61259, [4] remains open at 23828 124th Avenue West.
Chrysochus auratus, more commonly known as the dogbane beetle, is a leaf beetle primarily found in the eastern United States. The beetle is approximately 8 to 11 mm in length, and possesses an oblong and convex shape.
The Puritan tiger beetle has a two year life cycle. Adults emerge from the cliffs in mid-to-late July. Female beetles lay their eggs on the edges of the beach by mid-August. All adult beetles die before the end of August. [8] The larvae hatch by early September when they create and inhabit burrows on the beach.
A live individual of Anthia sexmaculata. Anthia sexmaculata can reach a length of 40 millimetres (1.6 in). Its body is black with whitish markings. Incongruously, this species has got six markings (hence the Latin name sexmaculata), but it has about 14 pale markings on its body, but the number can vary.
Pterostichus melanarius, the rain beetle, [1] is a type of carabid (ground beetle) of the genus Pterostichus. It is native to Europe but is increasingly found in North America after being introduced to the region in the 1920s. It is a predatory beetle that eats other invertebrates, which makes it a valuable pest control agent in agricultural ...
Meloe is a genus of blister beetles commonly referred to as oil beetles. [1] The name derives from their defensive strategy: when threatened they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints (legs, neck, and antennae). This fluid is bright orange and contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical compound. Wiping the chemical on skin can ...
A figeater beetle eating a nectarine. The figeater beetle is native to moister areas of the American southwest, where its natural diet includes fruit from cacti and sap from desert trees. [1] Their range has expanded considerably since the 1960s with the increasing availability of home gardens, compost piles, and organic mulch.