Crop Pests
Agricultural pests found on farmland
200 species in this collection
Brazilian Meinertellid
Machilinus rupestris
A bristletail found in rocky habitats in the Mediterranean. It is smaller than most machilids and frequents dry, warm en...
Banana Cockroach
Periplaneta truncata
A large cockroach commonly found in tropical African banana plantations. It has a dark brown body with truncated wing ti...
Indian Fungus-growing Termite
Odontotermes obesus
A major fungus-cultivating termite pest in the Indian subcontinent. It causes significant damage to crops, trees, and wo...
Indian Mound Termite
Odontotermes wallonensis
A common mound-building fungus termite in the Indian subcontinent. Workers forage extensively in agricultural fields, of...
Indian Subterranean Termite
Coptotermes heimi
A destructive subterranean termite common across the Indian subcontinent. It attacks wooden structures, crops, and livin...
Mound-building Termite
Macrotermes gilvus
A fungus-growing termite widespread across Southeast Asia that builds subterranean to semi-subterranean nests with low m...
Pale-bordered Field Cockroach
Pseudomops septentrionalis
A small outdoor cockroach with a distinctive pale border around its dark pronotum. It is an active daytime flier unlike ...
Philippine Milk Termite
Coptotermes vastator
The most destructive termite species in the Philippines, causing severe damage to buildings, trees, and crops. Colonies ...
Red Earth Termite
Odontotermes formosanus
A widespread fungus-growing termite in East and Southeast Asia that is a major structural and agricultural pest. Colonie...
African Blister Beetle
Mylabris oculata
A conspicuous beetle with orange-red and black banded elytra. It contains cantharidin, a potent toxin that can cause sev...
African Cassava Leaf Beetle
Mesoplatys ochroptera
A small, yellowish-brown beetle that is a significant pest of cassava in sub-Saharan Africa. Both adults and larvae feed...
African Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes monoceros
A robust, dark chestnut-brown beetle with a single curved horn on the male's head. It is a significant pest of coconut a...
African Ladybird Beetle
Cheilomenes propinqua
A small, dome-shaped beetle with variable black and orange-red patterns. It is a voracious predator of aphids and is use...
African Melon Leaf Beetle
Aulacophora africana
A bright orange to yellowish-red beetle with a smooth, shiny surface that is a significant pest of cucurbit crops across...
African Predator Rove Beetle
Philonthus longicornis
A medium-sized, cosmopolitan rove beetle with notably long antennae relative to its body size. It is commonly found in d...
African Twig Girdler
Analeptes trifasciata
A distinctive African lamiin known for its habit of girdling living tree branches. The female chews a ring around a bran...
Agave Snout Weevil
Scyphophorus acupunctatus
A large, black weevil that attacks agave and yucca plants by boring into the base. It can destroy entire agave plantatio...
Aleochara Parasitoid Rove Beetle
Aleochara bilineata
A small, dark rove beetle whose larvae are parasitoids of cabbage root fly pupae. Adults are also active predators of fl...
Asian Mulberry Longhorn
Apriona germari
A large greyish-brown lamiin that attacks mulberry, fig, and other trees across South and Southeast Asia. It is a seriou...
Asparagus Beetle
Crioceris asparagi
A colorful blue-black beetle with cream spots and a red thorax that feeds exclusively on asparagus. Both adults and larv...
Australian Horned Dung Beetle
Onthophagus australis
A small brown tunneling dung beetle native to Australia with minor horns in males. It was one of the first dung beetle s...
Australian Water Scavenger Beetle
Sternolophus marginicollis
A medium-sized water scavenger beetle found throughout Australia and parts of Southeast Asia. It is attracted to lights ...
Banded Fruit Weevil
Phlyctinus callosus
A small greyish-brown weevil with pale transverse bands on the elytra. It is a significant pest of fruit crops and grape...
Barbados Cane Weevil
Metamasius hemipterus
A large weevil with variable striped patterns, originally from the Caribbean. It is a significant pest of sugarcane and ...
Binodis Dung Beetle
Onthophagus binodis
A small, brown-black tunneling dung beetle with two small nodules on the male head. It was introduced to Australia from ...
Bipunctate Aleocharine
Aleochara bipustulata
A robust aleocharine rove beetle with two reddish spots on its elytra, serving as both predator and parasitoid of agricu...
Black Aphodius
Aphodius fimetarius
A small dweller dung beetle with a black head and pronotum and reddish-brown elytra. It lives directly within dung pats ...
Black Dung Beetle
Copris lunaris
A robust black dung beetle found across Europe and parts of Asia. Males bear a single curved horn on the head and exhibi...
Blister Beetle
Epicauta vittata
A striped black and yellow beetle that releases cantharidin, a chemical causing painful skin blisters. It is a pest of t...
Blue Leaf Beetle
Colaspidema atrum
A small, oval, dark blue to black beetle with a slight metallic luster. It can be a pest of lucerne (alfalfa) and other ...
Blue Rove Beetle
Paederus fuscipes
A small, slender beetle with metallic blue elytra and an orange abdomen. It is an important biological control agent in ...
Blue Willow Beetle
Phratora vulgatissima
A small, metallic dark blue to blue-green beetle commonly found on willow trees. It can cause significant defoliation in...
Boll Weevil
Anthonomus grandis
A small grayish-brown weevil with a long curved snout used to bore into cotton bolls. It devastated the American cotton ...
Broad-Horned Onitis
Onitis caffer
A large, dark brown to black tunneler with massive forelegs in males. The prothorax is greatly enlarged. It digs deep ve...
Broad-shouldered Leaf Beetle
Chrysomela tremula
A robust, convex beetle with dark metallic greenish-black to bronze elytra and irregular rows of punctures. It is closel...
Bronze Leaf Beetle
Colaphellus sophiae
A small, bronze to dark coppery beetle with a convex, oval body. It feeds on various cruciferous plants and can occasion...
Brown-winged Rove Beetle
Tasgius ater
A large, uniformly dark rove beetle with subtly brownish elytra, closely related to Tasgius melanarius. It prefers more ...
Cabbage Seed Weevil
Ceutorhynchus obstrictus
A small grey weevil that is a major pest of oilseed rape. Larvae feed inside seed pods, consuming developing seeds. Caus...
Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle
Psylliodes chrysocephala
A dark metallic flea beetle that is a major pest of oilseed rape across Europe. Larvae mine inside plant stems during wi...
Cabbage Stem Weevil
Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
A grey weevil that mines inside brassica stems. Larvae tunnel through stems causing weakening. One of several Ceutorhync...
Centaurus Beetle
Augosoma centaurus
The largest rhinoceros beetle in Africa with two prominent horns. Adults have a glossy reddish-brown to black coloration...
Cereal Leaf Beetle
Oulema melanopus
A small beetle with metallic blue-black elytra and a red-orange thorax. Its larvae strip the upper leaf surface of cerea...
Chinese Firefly
Pyrocoelia rufa
A large Asian firefly with a bright orange-red thorax and powerful bioluminescent glow. It is commonly seen near streams...
Chinese Rose Beetle
Adoretus sinicus
A small nocturnal scarab that is a major agricultural pest in Hawaii. It skeletonizes the leaves of over 250 host plant ...
Chrysomelid Leaf Beetle
Chrysolina staphylaea
A small, strongly convex beetle with dark reddish-brown to almost black coloration and a smooth, shiny surface. It is on...
Cicatricosus Scarab
Scarabaeus cicatricosus
A medium-sized dark roller with a rough, pitted exoskeleton that gives it a scarred appearance. It inhabits coastal sand...
Cliff Tiger Beetle
Cicindela germanica
A small, dark green tiger beetle with faint pale markings found on exposed clay and chalk slopes. It has declined severe...
Clover Seed Weevil
Tychius picirostris
A small, densely scaled weevil that feeds on clover seeds. Larvae develop inside individual seed pods. An important pest...
Clown Beetle
Hister unicolor
A small, shiny black beetle with a compact, rounded body. It is a predator of fly larvae found in dung and decaying matt...
Cockchafer
Melolontha melolontha
A large, clumsy-flying chafer beetle that emerges en masse on warm May evenings. Its white C-shaped larvae are familiar ...
Coconut Hispine Beetle
Brontispa longissima
An elongate, flattened beetle with a dark head and thorax and paler brown elytra. It is a serious pest of coconut palms ...
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
A major pest of coconut palms across tropical Asia with a single prominent horn. Adults bore into the crown of palms, ca...
Coffee Berry Borer
Hypothenemus hampei
A tiny, dark brown beetle that bores into coffee berries and is the most damaging pest of coffee worldwide. Females tunn...
Coffee Longhorn
Xylotrechus quadripes
A significant pest of arabica coffee in South and Southeast Asia, with zigzag yellow markings on dark brown elytra. Larv...
Colorado Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
A major agricultural pest with yellow-orange elytra bearing ten black longitudinal stripes. Has developed resistance to ...
Common Agonum
Agonum muelleri
A sleek, metallic greenish-bronze ground beetle with a smooth, oval body. It is one of the most common ground beetles in...
Common Anchomenus
Anchomenus dorsalis
A small, elegant ground beetle with metallic green elytra, a reddish-brown head, and pale legs. It is one of the most ef...
Common Bembidion
Bembidion lampros
A tiny, metallic bronze ground beetle that is one of the most abundant carabids in European farmland. Despite its small ...
Common Click Beetle
Agriotes sputator
A small, uniformly brown click beetle that is one of the most common wireworm pests in European agriculture. Adults are ...
Common Pollen Beetle
Brassicogethes aeneus
A tiny iridescent green-black beetle that congregates in yellow flowers to feed on pollen. It is a major pest of oilseed...
Common Spotted Ladybird
Harmonia conformis
Australia's most common native ladybird, with a variable orange body covered in numerous black spots. It is an important...
Comoros Islands Fruit Beetle
Goliathus goliatus comorensis
A large fruit chafer beetle found in the Comoros Islands of the Indian Ocean. Adults visit flowering and fruiting trees....
Coppery Tunneler
Onthophagus ferox
A small, coppery-brown tunneling dung beetle native to Africa, now established in Australia. Males have a pair of backwa...
Corn Flea Beetle
Chaetocnema pulicaria
A very small, shiny black to bronze flea beetle with a compact, oval body. It vectors Stewart's wilt bacterium, making i...
Cottonwood Leaf Beetle
Chrysomela scripta
A variable beetle with pale yellow elytra marked with dark elongated spots and streaks. It is a common defoliator of cot...
Cowpea Weevil
Callosobruchus maculatus
A small, reddish-brown to dark beetle with mottled elytra and a prominent pygidium bearing two dark spots. It is one of ...
Dahlia Longhorn
Agapanthia dahli
A medium-sized longhorn with dense olive-green pubescence and a prominent yellow dorsal stripe on the pronotum. It is wi...
Dark Rove Beetle
Tachyporus nitidulus
A small, shiny dark brown rove beetle with a characteristic boat-shaped body. It is incredibly numerous in northern Euro...
Dermestid Beetle
Dermestes maculatus
A small dark beetle with white undersides used by museums and taxidermists to clean skeletons. Larvae are covered in bri...
Diamondback Eumolpid
Colaspis brunnea
A small, oblong beetle with a pale brown to yellowish body and rows of punctures on the elytra. Larvae are known as grap...
Dichotomius Dung Beetle
Dichotomius carolinus
A large, robust black tunneling dung beetle with a distinctive bifurcate (forked) horn in males. Females have a transver...
Digitonthophagus Dung Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella
A small to medium, tan to brown tunneling dung beetle originally from Africa, now among the most widely distributed dung...
Dock Leaf Weevil
Rhinoncus pericarpius
A small grey-brown weevil found on dock and sorrel plants. Larvae mine inside dock stems. One of several weevil species ...
Dor Rove Beetle
Ontholestes murinus
A large, mottled gray and brown rove beetle commonly found on dung and carrion. Its speckled pattern provides camouflage...
Dung Beetle
Scarabaeus sacer
Sacred to ancient Egyptians who associated them with the sun god Ra. They roll balls of dung for food and breeding. Navi...
Dung Beetle (Rainbow)
Phanaeus vindex
One of the most beautiful dung beetles with iridescent metallic copper, green, and blue coloring. Males have a prominent...
Dusky Click Beetle
Agriotes obscurus
A dull dark brown click beetle with dense pubescence and subtle elytral striations. The larvae are significant wireworm ...
East Asian Pheropsophus Bombardier
Pheropsophus jessoensis
A large Asian bombardier beetle with an orange head and pronotum and dark blue-black elytra. It is the largest bombardie...
Eggplant Flea Beetle
Epitrix fuscula
A small dark beetle that creates dense shothole feeding damage on eggplant and potato leaves. Heavy infestations can stu...
Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle
Paropsis charybdis
A pale yellowish-brown beetle with dark spots on the elytra and a characteristic domed tortoise-like shape. It is a majo...
European Seedcorn Ground Beetle
Zabrus tenebrioides
An unusual ground beetle that is herbivorous as an adult, feeding on cereal crops. Larvae are predatory and live in soil...
Femme Fatale Firefly
Photuris versicolor
A predatory firefly that mimics the flash patterns of other species to lure males as prey. Females are aggressive hunter...
Flat Silphid Beetle
Silpha tristis
A flattened, all-black silphid beetle with three raised ridges on each wing case. It feeds on snails and caterpillars ra...
Flat-Headed Dung Beetle
Paragymnopleurus maurus
A medium-sized shiny black roller dung beetle with a distinctively flat clypeal margin. It is highly active during the d...
Flea Beetle
Altica oleracea
Tiny jumping beetles with enlarged hind femora for leaping. Named for their flea-like jumping ability. Many species are ...
Four-spotted Dung Beetle
Helictopleurus quadripunctatus
A medium-sized dung beetle with four distinctive pale spots on its dark elytra. It is one of the few Helictopleurus spec...
Fourteen-spotted Leaf Beetle
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
A small yellow and black ladybird with a distinctive checkerboard pattern of rectangular black spots. It is an effective...
Gazelle Scarab
Onthophagus gazella
A small dung beetle originally from Africa, now established across multiple continents. It is one of the most widely int...
Giant Amazonian Ground Beetle
Calosoma alternans
A large Neotropical caterpillar hunter with dark elytra bearing rows of metallic pits. It is an important natural enemy ...
Glacier Beetle
Nebria castanea
A chestnut-brown ground beetle inhabiting the edges of glaciers and permanent snowfields. It feeds on wind-blown insects...
Glowworm Beetle
Phengodes plumosa
A soft-bodied beetle whose larviform females glow with paired green lanterns along their body. Males are winged but do n...
Golden Ground Beetle
Carabus auratus
A large, brilliant metallic green or golden ground beetle with ridged elytra. It is a voracious predator of slugs and ca...
Golden Net Ground Beetle
Carabus auratus festivus
A subspecies of the golden ground beetle with particularly vivid metallic green and gold coloring and prominent elytral ...
Golden Tortoise Beetle
Charidotella sexpunctata
Looks like a tiny golden jewel. Can change color from gold to reddish-brown by controlling moisture in microscopic layer...
Great Capricorn Beetle
Cerambyx cerdo
One of Europe's largest longhorn beetles, with antennae longer than its body. Larvae bore deep galleries into living oak...
Green Metallic Tunneler
Onitis alexis
A medium-sized tunneling dung beetle with a metallic green pronotum and dark brown elytra. Males have an enlarged protho...
Hadda Beetle
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
A herbivorous ladybug with a pale orange body bearing 28 black spots, unlike most ladybugs which are predatory. It is a ...
Headlight Click Beetle
Ignelater havaniensis
A medium-sized bioluminescent click beetle from Cuba with bright greenish pronotal lights. It belongs to a genus of lumi...
Heike Firefly
Luciola lateralis
A Japanese firefly associated with rice paddies, smaller than the Genji firefly. It flashes more rapidly and is found in...
Horned Dung Beetle
Onthophagus taurus
The strongest insect on Earth relative to body size — can pull 1,141 times its own body weight. Males have curved horns ...
Indian Blister Beetle
Mylabris pustulata
A striking beetle with black elytra marked with bright red or orange bands and spots. It produces cantharidin, a powerfu...
Indian Common Firefly
Luciola gorhami
A widespread firefly across the Indian subcontinent, common in rural areas and villages. It produces rapid greenish flas...
Ivory-Spotted Dung Beetle
Euoniticellus pallipes
A small, pale brown tunneling dung beetle with ivory-colored legs. Native to Africa, it has been introduced to several c...
Jamaican Click Beetle
Pyrophorus noctilucus
The brightest bioluminescent insect known. Indigenous peoples used them as temporary lanterns by placing several in a ja...
Japanese Blister Beetle
Epicauta gorhami
A black and orange striped blister beetle found in Japan and Korea. Known as 'tsuchi-hanmyo.' Contains cantharidin, a bl...
Japanese Dung Beetle
Copris pecuarius
A tunneling dung beetle found in Japan and Korea that provisions underground brood chambers with dung balls. Males have ...
Kudzu Bug
Megacopta cribraria
A small, olive-green, globular beetle that feeds on kudzu and soybeans. It was first detected in North America in 2009....
Large Gold Rove Beetle
Staphylinus caesareus
A large and handsome rove beetle with golden pubescence on its thorax and bright orange abdominal bands. It is an aggres...
Large Poplar Longhorn
Saperda carcharias
A large grey-yellow lamiin covered in dense ochre pubescence, found across Eurasia in poplar-dominated habitats. It is a...
Lined Click Beetle
Agriotes lineatus
A small, brown click beetle with pale stripes along its elytra. Its wireworm larvae are major pests of potatoes and cere...
Lined Rove Beetle
Tachinus signatus
A medium-sized rove beetle with distinctly patterned elytra bearing lighter margins. It is commonly found in fungal habi...
Locust Borer
Megacyllene robiniae
A striking yellow-and-black wasp mimic that attacks black locust trees in North America. Adults appear in autumn and are...
Longhorn Harlequin Beetle
Aristobia approximator
A large longhorn beetle with attractive pale grey elytra marked with dark bands and spots in a harlequin pattern. Antenn...
Longicorn Beetle
Phoracantha semipunctata
A brown and cream longhorn beetle with extremely long antennae that infests stressed eucalypts. It has become a signific...
Madagascan Headlight Beetle
Heteronychus arator madagascariensis
A dark scarab beetle found in Madagascar that is an agricultural pest of grasses. Larvae develop in soil feeding on plan...
Metallic Hister Beetle
Saprinus semistriatus
A small beetle with a metallic blue-green sheen found on carrion and sun-dried carcasses. It is frequently used in foren...
Mexican Bean Beetle
Epilachna varivestis
One of the few plant-feeding ladybird beetles, recognized by its copper color and eight black spots per wing cover. Both...
Mustard Beetle
Phaedon cochleariae
A small metallic blue-black beetle that feeds on watercress, mustard and other crucifers. Both adults and larvae damage ...
Nisotra Flea Beetle
Nisotra uniformis
A small, yellowish-brown flea beetle that is the most important pest of jute in South Asia. Adults create shot-holes in ...
Nordic Dor Beetle
Geotrupes stercorarius
A large, rounded, metallic blue-black dung beetle with ridged elytra. Adults dig deep burrows beneath animal dung for eg...
Northern Corn Rootworm
Diabrotica barberi
A pale green beetle whose larvae attack corn root systems. It can survive crop rotation by extending egg diapause for tw...
Ox Beetle
Strategus aloeus
A large robust dark brown beetle with three forward-pointing horns on the males pronotum. It is attracted to lights in t...
Pale Click Beetle
Agrypnus murinus
A distinctive European click beetle covered in a mosaic pattern of grey and brown scales giving it excellent camouflage ...
Panamanian Giant Ground Beetle
Calosoma granulatum
A large South American caterpillar hunter with coarsely sculptured dark elytra and metallic reflections. It is an import...
Pea Weevil
Bruchus pisorum
A small brownish beetle that lays eggs on developing pea pods. The larva eats its way into a single pea and develops ent...
Pecuarius Onitis
Onitis pecuarius
A medium-sized, dark brown to black tunneling dung beetle with strong forelegs. It is a nocturnal species that construct...
Pennsylvania Firefly
Photuris pennsylvanica
A common firefly of the eastern United States that produces a green-yellow bioluminescent flash. Adults are soft-bodied ...
Pennsylvania Ground Beetle
Harpalus pensylvanicus
One of the most common ground beetles in North American croplands. It is an omnivorous species that feeds on both seeds ...
Pine Shoot Beetle
Tomicus piniperda
A bark beetle that breeds in pine logs and stumps, then feeds inside live pine shoots. It is an invasive pest in North A...
Pine Weevil
Hylobius abietis
A dark brown weevil with patches of golden scales that is a major pest of young conifer plantations. Adults girdle the b...
Pink-Spotted Lady Beetle
Coleomegilla maculata
An oblong, pink-red ladybird with twelve black spots found across North America. It is unusual among ladybirds because i...
Ragwort Flea Beetle
Longitarsus jacobaeae
A small black flea beetle that feeds on ragwort plants. Successfully used as a biological control agent for invasive rag...
Raspberry Beetle
Byturus tomentosus
A small brownish-gold beetle whose larvae are the small white grubs found inside raspberries and blackberries....
Raspberry Cane Borer
Oberea bimaculata
A slender black longhorn with two prominent yellow spots on the pronotum, found across North America. It is a significan...
Red Palm Weevil
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
A large rusty-red weevil with a long curved rostrum and dark spots on the thorax. Its larvae bore deep into the trunks o...
Red Pumpkin Beetle
Aulacophora foveicollis
A uniformly bright orange-red beetle with fine punctures on the pronotum and smooth elytra. It is a highly destructive p...
Red-legged Shieldback Ground Beetle
Badister bullatus
A small, attractively colored ground beetle with a reddish-orange head and legs contrasting with dark elytra. It is a sn...
Red-Lined Carrion Beetle
Necrodes surinamensis
A dark, flattened carrion beetle with reddish markings on the tips of its elytra. It is one of the first beetles to arri...
Red-Shouldered Aphodius
Aphodius rufipes
A medium-sized dweller dung beetle that is entirely black except for reddish-brown leg joints. It is strongly attracted ...
Red-Shouldered Ham Beetle
Carcinops pumilio
A tiny, shiny black hister beetle commonly found in poultry houses where it preys on house fly larvae. It is an importan...
Reunion Day Gecko Beetle
Cratopus murinus
A drab brownish weevil endemic to Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. It is a common herbivore found on both native and ...
Rugose Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus rugosus
A small, dark silphid with heavily textured, rugose wing cases. It frequents sun-exposed carrion in open landscapes....
Sagittarius Dung Beetle
Onthophagus sagittarius
A medium-sized dark brown tunneler with a distinctive arrow-shaped projection on the male head. It was introduced to Aus...
Samoan Rhinoceros Beetle
Scapanes australis
A large rhinoceros beetle found in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and parts of Samoa. Males have a large forked ...
Saw-toothed Prionine
Dorysthenes buquetii
A large prionine beetle with strongly serrated antennae and a dark reddish-brown body, found across mainland Southeast A...
Sculptured Rove Beetle
Oxytelus sculptus
A tiny dung-associated rove beetle with a distinctly sculptured thorax and short elytra. It has become nearly cosmopolit...
Seven-Spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
The most common ladybird in Europe. Its bright red coloring with seven black spots warns predators of its bitter taste. ...
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Hippodamia variegata
A small, variably marked ladybird that is an important predator of aphids in agricultural settings. Often found in open,...
Shaggy Rove Beetle
Emus hirtus
A spectacular, large rove beetle covered in dense black and yellow fur-like pubescence, resembling a bumblebee. It is as...
Sordid Dung Beetle
Aphodius sordidus
A small, dark brown to black dweller dung beetle with yellowish-brown elytral margins. It is a cosmopolitan species foun...
South American Palm Weevil
Rhynchophorus palmarum
A large glossy black weevil that is a major pest of palm trees across South America. The larvae bore into palm trunks, c...
South American Weevil
Rhinostomus barbirostris
A large black weevil with a very long, slender rostrum used for boring into palm trunks. It is an important pest of coco...
Spanish Copris
Copris hispanus
A large shiny black dung beetle with a single curved horn on the males head. It constructs elaborate underground brood c...
Spotted Asparagus Beetle
Crioceris duodecimpunctata
A reddish-orange beetle with twelve black spots on its elytra. It is a pest of asparagus, with larvae feeding inside the...
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
A yellowish-green beetle with eleven black spots on its elytra. It is a significant agricultural pest of cucurbits, corn...
Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle
Mordellistena pumila
A tiny tumbling flower beetle found on composite flowers in summer. Larvae develop in plant stems. One of the smallest a...
Stag-jawed Longhorn
Dorysthenes buqueti
A large dark brown longhorn beetle with massive toothed mandibles in males resembling those of stag beetles. It is attra...
Striped Cucumber Beetle
Acalymma vittatum
A yellow beetle with three black stripes that specializes on cucurbit crops. It is a major vector of bacterial wilt and ...
Striped Dung Beetle
Paragymnopleurus striatus
A small to medium roller dung beetle with faint longitudinal striations on the elytra. It is black with a slightly conve...
Striped Flea Beetle
Phyllotreta striolata
A tiny jumping beetle that riddles cruciferous crop leaves with small round holes. Adults overwinter in soil and leaf li...
Striped Seedcorn Beetle
Agonoderus lecontei
A small, pale brown ground beetle with darker stripes on its elytra. It is sometimes a minor pest of germinating corn an...
Striped Turnip Flea Beetle
Phyllotreta undulata
A tiny flea beetle with sinuous yellow stripes that is a significant pest of brassica seedlings. Shothole damage to leav...
Sugarcane Longhorn
Dorysthenes granulosus
A large reddish-brown prionine beetle with granulated elytra, found in South and Southeast Asia. It is an important pest...
Sumatran Flat-faced Longhorn
Batocera numitor
A very large longhorn beetle with grey-brown mottled elytra and exceptionally long antennae. The flat face and powerful ...
Sweet Potato Flea Beetle
Chaetocnema confinis
A minute, shiny bronze-black flea beetle with enlarged hind legs for jumping. It creates linear feeding tracks in sweet ...
Swift Rove Beetle
Tachyporus hypnorum
A small, streamlined rove beetle of the subfamily Tachyporinae with a tapered posterior and bicolored body. It is extrem...
Three-Lined Potato Beetle
Lema daturaphila
A yellow-orange leaf beetle with three black stripes, resembling a smaller Colorado potato beetle. It feeds on tomatillo...
Three-punctured Ground Beetle
Harpalus affinis
A common medium-sized metallic green or bronze ground beetle with distinctive punctures on its elytra. It is abundant in...
Toadflax Seed Weevil
Gymnetron antirrhini
A small dark weevil that develops inside the seed capsules of toadflax and snapdragon plants. Larvae consume developing ...
Tobacco Flea Beetle
Epitrix hirtipennis
A tiny brownish beetle that creates small round holes in tobacco and other solanaceous crop leaves. Larval feeding on ro...
Transverse Ladybird
Coccinella transversalis
An Australian native ladybird with variable orange-and-black markings. It is an important biological control agent for a...
Turnip Flea Beetle
Phyllotreta nemorum
A small, shiny black beetle with a broad yellow longitudinal stripe on each elytron. It is a significant pest of turnips...
Two-Spotted Hister Beetle
Hister bipustulatus
A small, globular black beetle with two red-orange spots on its truncated elytra. It is commonly found in dung where it ...
Variable Dung Beetle
Onthophagus fracticornis
A small, highly variable tunneling dung beetle found across Europe. Coloration ranges from pale brown to nearly black wi...
Variable Rove Beetle
Philonthus varians
A small but abundant rove beetle highly variable in elytral coloration, ranging from entirely black to reddish-brown. It...
Western Corn Rootworm
Diabrotica virgifera
One of the most economically damaging corn pests in North America. Larvae feed on corn roots, causing plants to lodge an...
White Pine Weevil
Pissodes strobi
A small, mottled brown weevil that attacks the leading shoots of spruce and pine trees. Damage causes trees to grow croo...
White-spotted Longhorn
Batocera rufomaculata
A large greyish-brown longhorn beetle with orange or rufous spots on its elytra. It is a significant pest of mango, fig,...
Wide-Horned Scarab
Euoniticellus intermedius
A small, yellow-brown tunneling dung beetle with dark markings on the pronotum. Males have two short broad horns. It is ...
Xylotrupes Rhinoceros Beetle
Xylotrupes gideon
A widespread Asian rhinoceros beetle commonly used in beetle fighting. Males have a forked horn on the head....
Yellow-banded Eucalyptus Longhorn
Phoracantha recurva
An Australian cerambycid similar to P. semipunctata but with more pronounced yellowish bands and recurved elytral apices...
Yellow-Clubbed Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus investigator
A burying beetle distinguished by its orange-tipped antennal clubs and broad orange elytral bands. It is found across th...
Yellow-legged Aleocharine
Aleochara curtula
A medium-sized aleocharine rove beetle whose larvae are parasitoids of fly pupae, a rare strategy among beetles. Adults ...
Yellow Soil Springtail
Protaphorura armata
A blind white springtail that lives entirely in soil and lacks the ability to jump. It is extremely abundant in agricult...
Black Earwig
Chelisoches morio
A glossy black earwig with reddish legs commonly found in tropical regions. It is often associated with banana plantatio...
Hemiandrus Earwig
Hemimerus talpoides
A blind, wingless earwig that lives exclusively as a commensal on giant pouched rats. Its cerci are modified into short,...
Spine-Tailed Earwig
Doru aculeatum
A slender earwig found in cornfields and grassy habitats across eastern North America. It shelters in the leaf whorls of...
American Hoverfly
Eupeodes americanus
A widespread North American hoverfly with yellow and black markings. Larvae are voracious aphid predators in crop fields...
Ant-decapitating Fly
Pseudacteon tricuspis
A minute parasitoid fly that targets fire ants by injecting eggs into their bodies. The developing larva migrates to the...
Arabiensis Mosquito
Anopheles arabiensis
A member of the Anopheles gambiae complex that thrives in drier, more arid conditions. It feeds on both humans and cattl...
Australian Hoverfly
Simosyrphus grandicornis
A common Australian hoverfly with orange-yellow markings on a dark abdomen. It is an important pollinator and aphid pred...
Australian Sheep Blowfly
Calliphora augur
A large, dark blue blow fly endemic to Australia with a distinctive orange face and cheeks. It is one of the earliest co...
Band-eyed Brown Horse Fly
Tabanus bromius
A common European horse fly with distinctive banded eyes. It is one of the most frequent biters of cattle across Europe....
Bee Killer Robber Fly
Mallophora bomboides
A large fuzzy robber fly that closely resembles a bumble bee in both appearance and buzzing flight. It perches on vegeta...
Big-headed Fly
Pipunculus campestris
A small fly with an enormously enlarged, almost entirely eye-covered spherical head. It hovers in vegetation searching f...
Black Blow Fly
Phormia regina
A dark metallic blow fly that is among the first insects to colonize a corpse. It is a key species in forensic entomolog...
Black Horse Fly
Tabanus atratus
A very large entirely black horse fly and one of the biggest flies in North America. Females are persistent blood-feeder...
Bluebottle Fly
Calliphora vicina
A common metallic blue blowfly found in urban areas worldwide. Breeds in dead pigeons, rodents and meat. An important sp...
Bristly Tachinid
Epalpus signifer
A bristly gray parasitic fly found across North America. It parasitizes a wide range of caterpillars including armyworms...
Buffalo Fly
Haematobia irritans exigua
A small blood-feeding fly closely related to the horn fly, found primarily in Southeast Asia and Australia. It is a majo...