| 5445256 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta aspera |
Close-up of head |
| 5443184 |
spruce beetle |
Dendroctonus rufipennis |
Interpretive sign related to spruce beetle with image that is not in true proportion. Photograph taken July 27, 2011 |
| 5393530 |
Colorado plains soldier beetle |
Chauliognathus basalis |
Four pairs resting on flower in early morning. |
| 5393483 |
banded ash borer |
Neoclytus caprea |
adult and emergence hole |
| 5445370 |
click beetles |
Alaus spp. |
Adults of the 3 Alaus spp. known to be present in Colorado (l-r) - Alaus oculatus, A. melanops, A lusciosus |
| 5445356 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta aspera |
|
| 5445345 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta aspera |
|
| 5445298 |
rabbitbrush beetle |
Trirhabda nitidicollis |
|
| 5445294 |
walnut twig beetle |
Pityophthorus juglandis |
Host: black walnut
Adults on penny showing relative to size |
| 5445293 |
walnut twig beetle |
Pityophthorus juglandis |
Adults on penny showing relative size
Host: black walnut |
| 5445216 |
sunflower headclipping weevil |
Haplorhynchites aeneus |
Adult clipping sunflower stem at base of head. A gray sunflower seed weevil (Smicroniyx sordidus) is also in picture. |
| 5445215 |
sunflower headclipping weevil |
Haplorhynchites aeneus |
Adult clipping sunflower stem at base of head. A gray sunflower seed weevil (Smicroniyx sordidus) is also in picture. |
| 5445214 |
sunflower headclipping weevil |
Haplorhynchites aeneus |
Adult clipping sunflower stem at base of head. A gray sunflower seed weevil (Smicroniyx sordidus) is also in picture. |
| 5445190 |
cherry curculio |
Anthonomus consors |
|
| 5445339 |
nine-spotted lady beetle |
Coccinella novemnotata |
|
| 5445340 |
nine-spotted lady beetle |
Coccinella novemnotata |
|
| 5445378 |
banded net-winged beetle |
Calopteron reticulatum |
mating pair |
| 5445377 |
banded net-winged beetle |
Calopteron reticulatum |
|
| 5445290 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta stuarti |
|
| 5445289 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta stuarti |
|
| 5445278 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta stuarti |
|
| 5445267 |
blister beetle |
Lytta stygica |
|
| 5445171 |
asparagus beetle |
Crioceris asparagi |
|
| 5445170 |
asparagus beetle |
Crioceris asparagi |
|
| 5445192 |
imported willow leaf beetle |
Plagiodera versicolora |
|
| 5445132 |
locust borer |
Megacyllene robiniae |
Teneral adult within tunnel of black locust |
| 5445131 |
locust borer |
Megacyllene robiniae |
Teneral adults within tunnels of black locust |
| 5443284 |
hairy rove beetle |
Creophilus maxillosus |
|
| 5443285 |
hairy rove beetle |
Creophilus maxillosus |
On rabbit carrion |
| 5443286 |
hairy rove beetle |
Creophilus maxillosus |
mating pair on rabbit carrion |
| 5443265 |
European elm flea weevil |
Orchestes alni |
Adult and associated shothole damage |
| 5443266 |
European elm flea weevil |
Orchestes alni |
Adults and associated shothole damage |
| 5443268 |
European elm flea weevil |
Orchestes alni |
|
| 5443201 |
sculptured pine borer |
Chalcophora angulicollis |
|
| 5443202 |
metalic wood-boring beetle |
Agrilus cyanescens |
|
| 5443204 |
metalic wood-boring beetle |
Agrilus cyanescens |
|
| 5443178 |
metallic wood-boring beetles |
Gyascutus planicosta obliteratus |
Adult resting on foliage. Photograph taken July 25, 2011 during which there was a localized mass emergence. |
| 5443179 |
metallic wood-boring beetles |
Gyascutus planicosta obliteratus |
Adult in flight. Photograph taken July 25, 2011 during which there was a localized mass emergence. |
| 5443176 |
metallic wood-boring beetles |
Gyascutus planicosta obliteratus |
Adult resting on foliage. Photograph taken July 25, 2011 during which there was a localized mass emergence |
| 5443177 |
metallic wood-boring beetles |
Gyascutus planicosta obliteratus |
Adult resting on foliage. Photograph taken July 25, 2011 during which there was a localized mass emergence. |
| 1246037 |
poplar-and-willow borer |
Cryptorhynchus lapathi |
|
| 1326204 |
bronze birch borer |
Agrilus anxius |
on Birch. |
| 1326016 |
crucifer flea beetle |
Phyllotreta cruciferae |
Comparison of size with apple flea beetle, Haltica foliaceae |
| 1243170 |
western corn rootworm |
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera |
Adult chewing cabbage leaf |
| 1243180 |
western corn rootworm |
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera |
Adults feeding on watermelon fruit. There is a single western corn rootworm in this picture with the others being striped cucumber beetle |
| 5393452 |
fireflies |
Pyractomena spp. |
This firefly was found in a meadow near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Photinus species are quite rare in that region |
| 5393453 |
fireflies |
Pyractomena spp. |
Adults showing dorsal and ventral features. These fireflies were found in a meadow near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Photinus species are quite rare in that region |
| 1476126 |
weevil |
Magdalis spp. |
|
| 5393584 |
Colorado plains soldier beetle |
Chauliognathus basalis |
|
| 1476105 |
metalic wood-boring beetles |
Agrilus quercicola |
adult emerging from trunk |
| 1476106 |
metalic wood-boring beetles |
Agrilus quercicola |
|
| 1455131 |
mottled tortoise beetle |
Deloyala guttata |
|
| 1455140 |
stag beetle |
Lucanus mazama |
|
| 1243069 |
Western masked chafer |
Cyclocephala hirta |
|
| 1326079 |
sunflower headclipping weevil |
Haplorhynchites aeneus |
|
| 1326080 |
sunflower beetle |
Zygogramma exclamationis |
|
| 1326074 |
cottonwood leaf beetle |
Chrysomela scripta |
|
| 1243179 |
striped cucumber beetle |
Acalymma vittatum |
Striped cucumber beetle and spotted cucumber beetle adults feeding on watermelon fruit |
| 1455097 |
fireflies |
Photuris spp. |
|
| 1243030 |
crucifer flea beetle |
Phyllotreta cruciferae |
Adults and associated damage on cabbage. |
| 1326188 |
Rocky Mountain billbug |
Sphenophorus cicatristriatus |
on bluegrass. |
| 1246062 |
darkling beetle |
Eleodes suturalis |
|
| 1246073 |
elm leaf beetle |
Xanthogaleruca luteola |
Overwintered beetles in diapause coloration |
| 1455139 |
stag beetle |
Lucanus mazama |
|
| 1246038 |
poplar-and-willow borer |
Cryptorhynchus lapathi |
|
| 1455093 |
black blister beetle |
Epicauta pensylvanica |
|
| 1246070 |
stag beetle |
Lucanus mazama |
Male and female |
| 1246066 |
jet-black stink bug |
Eleodes armata |
In defensive posture |
| 1243171 |
western corn rootworm |
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera |
Comparison of western corn rootworm (left, center) and striped cucumber beetle (right) |
| 1326075 |
cottonwood leaf beetle |
Chrysomela scripta |
Mating pair |
| 1243043 |
Colorado potato beetle |
Leptinotarsa decemlineata |
Adult on potato. |
| 1243168 |
checkered melon beetle |
Paranapiacaba tricincta |
Adults massing on buffalo gourd fruit |
| 1243169 |
western corn rootworm |
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera |
|
| 1243071 |
dung beetle |
Aphodius omissus omissus |
|
| 1246065 |
elm leaf beetle |
Xanthogaleruca luteola |
|
| 5393536 |
argus tortoise beetle |
Chelymorpha cassidea |
|
| 1243091 |
fierce ground beetle |
Pasimachus depressus |
|
| 1243068 |
Western masked chafer |
Cyclocephala hirta |
|
| 1455132 |
mottled tortoise beetle |
Deloyala guttata |
|
| 1455099 |
fireflies |
Photuris spp. |
|
| 1455100 |
fireflies or lightning bugs |
|
|
| 1243042 |
Colorado potato beetle |
Leptinotarsa decemlineata |
Mating pair of adults on potato. |
| 1326025 |
white pine weevil |
Pissodes strobi |
|
| 1326087 |
cherry curculio |
Anthonomus consors |
Adult feeding on fruit |
| 1326078 |
sunflower headclipping weevil |
Haplorhynchites aeneus |
Adult on flower head |
| 5393523 |
blister beetle |
Lytta stygica |
This is an early-appearing species. |
| 5209060 |
billbugs |
Sphenophorus spp. |
Comparison of the two species for size difference. The bluegrass billbug (S. parvulus) is on the left; the Rocky Mountain billbug (S. cicastristriatus) on the right |
| 1476128 |
varied carpet beetle |
Anthrenus verbasci |
|
| 5369795 |
sidewalk tiger beetle |
Cicindela punctulata |
Adult, green phase |
| 5369874 |
flatheaded pine borer |
Phaenops gentilis |
A small series collected in Colorado showing range in coloration |
| 5369792 |
sidewalk tiger beetle |
Cicindela punctulata |
Adults mating, brown and green phase |
| 5369900 |
acorn and nut weevils |
Curculio spp. |
Adult. Photographed July 7, 2006 |
| 5369944 |
whitespotted sawyer |
Monochamus scutellatus |
Male and female that were mating on pile of recently cut lodgepole pine |
| 5369877 |
metalic wood-boring beetles |
Buprestis (Cypriacis) spp. |
A small series collected in Colorado showing range in coloration, patterning |
| 5422180 |
pole borer |
Nerandra brunnea |
|
| 5422146 |
checkered melon beetle |
Paranapiacaba tricincta |
adults on muskmelon leaves |
| 5422268 |
European elm flea weevil |
Orchestes alni |
Mating pair and shothole feeding on newly emergent foliage |
| 5422192 |
convergent lady beetle |
Hippodamia convergens |
Teneral adult. Second in a 3 part series, taken one hour after the previous picture. |
| 5422193 |
convergent lady beetle |
Hippodamia convergens |
Teneral adult. Third in a 3 part series, taken one hour after previous picture. |
| 5422194 |
sevenspotted lady beetle |
Coccinella septempunctata |
Recently emerged adult next to pupal skin. |
| 5422191 |
convergent lady beetle |
Hippodamia convergens |
Teneral adult. First in a 3 part series. |
| 5422155 |
festive tiger beetle |
Cicindela scutellaris |
|
| 5422156 |
festive tiger beetle |
Cicindela scutellaris |
|
| 5024025 |
long-horned beetle |
Arhopalus asperatus |
|
| 5406051 |
walnut twig beetle |
Pityophthorus juglandis |
Teneral adults. A Geosmithia sp.fungus is sporulating profusely in the pupal chambers and cover the beetles. |
| 5393598 |
clover leaf weevil |
Hypera punctata |
|
| 5393597 |
bluegrass billbug |
Sphenophorus parvulus |
|
| 5393592 |
Colorado plains soldier beetle |
Chauliognathus basalis |
|
| 5393585 |
black blister beetle |
Epicauta pensylvanica |
Male black blister beetle pursuing female for mating |
| 5393586 |
black blister beetle |
Epicauta pensylvanica |
|
| 5393583 |
Colorado plains soldier beetle |
Chauliognathus basalis |
Massed adults on rabbitbrush flowers |
| 5393582 |
Colorado plains soldier beetle |
Chauliognathus basalis |
Mating pairs resting on flower head in early morning |
| 5393579 |
argus tortoise beetle |
Chelymorpha cassidea |
Adult being attacked by Crematogaster sp. ants |
| 5393578 |
hollyhock weevil |
Rhopalapion longirostre |
The female (right) is feeding in the developing seed pod. |
| 5393576 |
sumac flea beetle |
Blepharida rhois |
|
| 5393571 |
Colorado potato beetle |
Leptinotarsa decemlineata |
Mating pair of adults on buffalobur nightshade |
| 5393547 |
flea beetle |
Kuschelina barberi |
|
| 5393524 |
blister beetle |
Lytta stygica |
This is an early-appearing species. Photograph taken April 14, 2009 |
| 5393458 |
two-spotted melyrid |
Collops bipunctatus |
|
| 5393451 |
splendid tiger beetle |
Cicindela splendida |
|
| 5382187 |
walnut twig beetle |
Pityophthorus juglandis |
Adults, including teneral adult, exposed from under bark.
|
| 5382175 |
banded elm bark beetle |
Scolytus schevyrewi |
Adult at entrance of gallery
|
| 5382176 |
banded elm bark beetle |
Scolytus schevyrewi |
Pair mating at entrance of gallery.
|
| 5382161 |
cherry curculio |
Anthonomus consors |
Close-up of adult
|
| 5382162 |
mountain pine beetle |
Dendroctonus ponderosae |
Female in gallery with eggs
|
| 5382126 |
scarab beetle |
Phyllophaga falsa |
Adults piled on ground following massive flight in mid-August, 2008
|
| 5382127 |
scarab beetle |
Phyllophaga falsa |
Adults piled on ground following massive flight in mid-August, 2008
|
| 5382128 |
scarab beetle |
Phyllophaga falsa |
Adult tunneling around base of pinyon following emergence flights.
|
| 5382110 |
Virginia metallic tiger beetle |
Megacephala virginica |
Photographed July 12, 2006
|
| 5382101 |
flatheaded borer |
Poecilonota thureura |
Stacked pile of males attempting to mate with female.
|
| 5382098 |
flatheaded borer |
Poecilonota thureura |
Adult observed on willow bark, June 12, 2008.
|
| 5382099 |
flatheaded borer |
Poecilonota thureura |
Adult observed on willow bark, June 12, 2008.
|
| 5382065 |
poplar-and-willow borer |
Cryptorhynchus lapathi |
Mating pair. Photograph taken September 3.
|
| 5382060 |
clown beetle |
Eleodes hispilabris |
Pair of adults feeding on a road killed grasshopper.
|
| 5382061 |
clown beetle |
Eleodes hispilabris |
Adult feeding on a road killed lizard.
|
| 5382058 |
clown beetle |
Eleodes hispilabris |
Adult with abdomen raised in defensive posture.
|
| 5382036 |
clown beetle |
Eleodes hispilabris |
Adult feeding on a road killed cricket. Another darkling beetle, possibly Eleodes fusiformis, is next to it, also feeding.
|
| 5382057 |
clown beetle |
Eleodes hispilabris |
|
| 5210069 |
Colorado plains soldier beetle |
Chauliognathus basalis |
|
| 5369731 |
blister neetle |
Zonitis sayi |
|
| 5188046 |
long-horned beetle |
Eburia porulosa |
Adult emerged from year-old timber |
| 5369879 |
flatheaded cone borer |
Chrysophana placida |
A small series collected in Colorado showing range in coloration, patterning |
| 5369798 |
large grassland tiger beetle |
Cicindela obsoleta |
Adult |
| 5369783 |
ornate checkered beetle |
Trichodes ornatus |
Adult |
| 5369890 |
hollyhock weevil |
Rhopalapion longirostre |
Two males and a female (longer proboscis) |
| 5369796 |
sidewalk tiger beetle |
Cicindela punctulata |
Adult aggregation near edge of small pool. |
| 5369794 |
sidewalk tiger beetle |
Cicindela punctulata |
Mating pair joined by a second male |
| 5364253 |
eye-spotted lady beetle |
Anatis mali |
The adult of the eye-spotted lady beetle (Anatis mali). |
| 5364249 |
convergent lady beetle |
Hippodamia convergens |
Recently molted convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens), with pupal skins nearby. |
| 5364120 |
western black flea beetle |
Phyllotreta pusilla |
Western black flea beetle (Phyllotreta pusilla) adults and the damage they can cause. |
| 5360036 |
sunflower headclipping weevil |
Haplorhynchites aeneus |
Adult sunflower headclipper weevil (Haplorhynchites aeneus). |
| 5364116 |
three-lined Lema beetle |
Lema trivittata |
Adult threelined potato beetle (Lema daturaphila, formerly known as Lema trilineata) on a potato leaf. |
| 5304094 |
alfalfa weevil |
Hypera postica |
|
| 5304095 |
alfalfa weevil |
Hypera postica |
|
| 5304099 |
spotted cucumber beetle |
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi |
|
| 5305009 |
clerid beetle |
Enoclerus zonatus |
One of the largest clerid beetles. Found on yucca and shrubs in shortgrass prairie areas of eastern Colorado |
| 5305010 |
clerid beetle |
Enoclerus zonatus |
One of the largest clerid beetles. Found on yucca and shrubs in shortgrass prairie areas of eastern Colorado |
| 5305016 |
apple flea beetle |
Altica foliaceae |
Adult with purplish coloration |
| 5305018 |
leaf beetle |
Zygogramma conjuncta |
|
| 5305019 |
blister beetle |
Lytta biguttata |
|
| 5305020 |
blister beetle |
Nemognatha nigripennis |
|
| 5305022 |
cherry curculio |
Anthonomus consors |
|
| 5305023 |
blister beetle |
Nemognatha lurida |
|
| 5305029 |
sunflower beetle |
Zygogramma exclamationis |
|
| 5305030 |
sunflower beetle |
Zygogramma exclamationis |
|
| 5305032 |
green iridescent weevil |
Haplorhynchites eximius |
|
| 5304045 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta stuarti |
|
| 5304046 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta stuarti |
|
| 5304047 |
long-horned beetle |
Crossidius discoideus |
Adult feeding at rabbitbrush flowers |
| 5304048 |
long-horned beetle |
Crossidius discoideus |
Adult feeding at rabbitbrush flowers |
| 5304066 |
cactus longhorn beetle |
Moneilema armatum |
|
| 5210050 |
darkling beetle |
Bothrotes plumbeus |
|
| 5210051 |
darkling beetle |
Bothrotes plumbeus |
|
| 5211003 |
hide beetle |
Omorgus suberosus |
Adult feeding on fresh scat (probably coyote) |
| 5211004 |
hide beetle |
Omorgus suberosus |
Adult feeding on fresh scat (probably coyote) |
| 5304072 |
musk thistle head weevil |
Rhinocyllus conicus |
|
| 5304075 |
apple flea beetle |
Altica foliaceae |
Adult showing metallic purplish coloration |
| 5304076 |
apple flea beetle |
Altica foliaceae |
Adults and larva |
| 5304077 |
apple flea beetle |
Altica foliaceae |
Normal green phase adult on primrose flower petal |
| 5304078 |
apple flea beetle |
Altica foliaceae |
Adults of varying coloration |
| 5304091 |
strawberry root weevil |
Otiorhynchus ovatus |
|
| 5304092 |
strawberry root weevil |
Otiorhynchus ovatus |
|
| 5303085 |
hairy rove beetle |
Creophilus maxillosus |
|
| 5304004 |
dark flower scarab |
Euphoria sepulcralis |
|
| 5303003 |
hairy pine borer |
Tragosoma depsarium |
|
| 5303006 |
red turpentine beetle |
Dendroctonus valens |
|
| 5303007 |
red turpentine beetle |
Dendroctonus valens |
|
| 5303026 |
checkered melon beetle |
Paranapiacaba tricincta |
Adults massed on sunflower, a common adult host |
| 5303027 |
black vine weevil |
Otiorhynchus sulcatus |
|
| 5303031 |
checkered melon beetle |
Paranapiacaba tricincta |
Beetles massing on foliage of native buffalogourd |
| 5303046 |
spotted cucumber beetle |
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi |
Adults feeding on pumpkin flower |
| 5303047 |
western corn rootworm |
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera |
|
| 5303048 |
striped cucumber beetle |
Acalymma vittatum |
Mating pair |
| 5303049 |
western corn rootworm |
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera |
Adults in pumpkin flower. A Xenoglossa sp. digger bee is also in the flower |
| 5302061 |
dark flower scarab |
Euphoria sepulcralis |
|
| 5302062 |
dark flower scarab |
Euphoria sepulcralis |
|
| 5302075 |
cow path tiger beetle |
Cicindela purpurea cimarrona |
|
| 5302076 |
cow path tiger beetle |
Cicindela purpurea cimarrona |
|
| 5302079 |
leaf beetle |
Zygogramma disrupta |
|
| 5302083 |
sunflower headclipping weevil |
Haplorhynchites aeneus |
|
| 5302087 |
elm leaf beetle |
Xanthogaleruca luteola |
Summer adult |
| 5302089 |
firefly |
Pyropyga minuta |
this is a common species in eastern Colorado yards/gardens and is does not produce light |
| 5302090 |
firefly |
Pyropyga minuta |
Adult this is a common species in eastern Colorado yards/gardens and is does not produce light |
| 5302091 |
blister beetle |
Gnathium minimum |
This is one of the smallest blister beetles found in Colorado |
| 5302092 |
blister beetle |
Gnathium minimum |
This is one of the smallest blister beetles found in Colorado |
| 5302094 |
diurnal firefly |
Ellychnia corrusca |
This is an early season species |
| 5302096 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta valida |
Adult feedings on leaf fragment |
| 5083092 |
lesser knapweed flower weevil |
Larinus minutus |
from recently established population. |
| 1490006 |
sunflower beetle |
Zygogramma exclamationis |
|
| 1490007 |
false Japanese beetle |
Strigoderma arboricola |
Adult on potato leaf |
| 5209048 |
hide beetle |
Omorgus suberosus |
|
| 5209049 |
scarab beetle |
Phyllophaga lanceolata |
Adult feeding. This is a an unusual species of Phyllophaga found in the shortgrass prairie. It is day active and flightless. |
| 5211005 |
ground beetle |
Pasimachus californicus |
Mating pair of adults. The female has a masticated cutworm in her jaws. |
| 5211006 |
ground beetle |
Pasimachus californicus |
Mating pair of adults. The female has a masticated cutworm in her jaws. |
| 5211008 |
ground beetle |
Pasimachus californicus |
Mating pair of adults. The female has a masticated cutworm in her jaws. |
| 5211013 |
leaf beetle |
Zygogramma heterothecae |
|
| 5210039 |
checkered melon beetle |
Paranapiacaba tricincta |
Adults feeding on melon plant |
| 5210040 |
checkered melon beetle |
Paranapiacaba tricincta |
|
| 5210042 |
checkered melon beetle |
Paranapiacaba tricincta |
Adults feeding on melon plant |
| 5209088 |
flower longhorn |
Typocerus serraticornis |
|
| 5209089 |
flower longhorn |
Typocerus serraticornis |
|
| 5209090 |
blister beetle |
Linsleya convexa |
|
| 5209091 |
blister beetle |
Linsleya convexa |
Adult feeding |
| 5209092 |
blister beetle |
Lytta biguttata |
|
| 5209093 |
blister beetle |
Lytta biguttata |
|
| 5209094 |
blister beetle |
Nemognatha cribraria |
|
| 5210070 |
margined leatherwing |
Chauliognathus marginatus |
|
| 5210072 |
blue-margined ground beetle |
Pasimachus elongatus |
|
| 5210073 |
blue-margined ground beetle |
Pasimachus elongatus |
close up of head and mandibles |
| 5210064 |
darkling beetle |
Eleodes suturalis |
Adult in defensive posture |
| 5210065 |
Soft-winged flower beetle |
Amecocerus senilis |
Adults massed in spent flower |
| 5210066 |
goldenrod solider beetle |
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus |
|
| 5210067 |
goldenrod solider beetle |
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus |
Adults including mating pair |
| 5210068 |
goldenrod solider beetle |
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus |
Mating pair |
| 5210049 |
darkling beetle |
Eleodes longicollis |
Adult in defensive posture |
| 5210037 |
darkling beetle |
Eleodes extricata |
|
| 5210071 |
sevenspotted lady beetle |
Coccinella septempunctata |
Note unusual spotting (extra spot on one wing cover) |
| 5209072 |
cactus longhorn beetle |
Moneilema annulatum |
|
| 5209096 |
clown beetle |
Eleodes hispilabris |
Adult feeding on fallen flower petal |
| 5209097 |
scalloped false wireworm beetle |
Embaphion muricata |
Adult in found under cow dung |
| 5210001 |
long-horned beetle |
Enaphalodes hispicornis |
|
| 5210045 |
crimson salt flat tiger beetle |
Cicindela fulgida |
|
| 5210046 |
crimson salt flat tiger beetle |
Cicindela fulgida |
|
| 5210030 |
darkling beetle |
Eleodes suturalis |
|
| 5210053 |
clown beetle |
Eleodes hispilabris |
Adult in defensive posture |
| 5210054 |
clown beetle |
Eleodes hispilabris |
Adult in defensive posture |
| 5211015 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta parvula |
|
| 5211016 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta parvula |
|
| 5211017 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta parvula |
|
| 5211009 |
dung beetle |
Canthon imitator |
Pair of adults with dung ball. The larger female is pushing and the smaller male is riding on the ball. |
| 5211010 |
dung beetle |
Canthon imitator |
Pair of adults with dung ball. The larger female is pushing and the smaller male is riding on the ball. |
| 5211011 |
dung beetle |
Canthon imitator |
Pair of adults with dung ball. The larger female is pushing and the smaller male is riding on the ball. |
| 5211012 |
dung beetle |
Canthon imitator |
Pair of adults with dung ball. The larger female is pushing and the smaller male is riding on the ball. |
| 5209057 |
cactus longhorn beetle |
Moneilema annulatum |
|
| 5209058 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta valida |
|
| 5209059 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta valida |
|
| 5209052 |
scarab beetle |
Euphoria kernii |
This species is commonly found at flowers, with thistles being among those favored. Adults are highly variable in coloration and patterning. |
| 5209053 |
scarab beetle |
Euphoria kernii |
This species is commonly found at flowers, such as those of prickly pear cactus. Adults are highly variable in coloration and patterning. |
| 5209033 |
bronze birch borer |
Agrilus anxius |
|
| 5209043 |
blue beetle |
Gibbifer californicus |
mating; May 17, 2007. Huerfano County, Colorado |
| 5188066 |
green dock beetle |
Gastrophysa cyanea |
Adult female |
| 5188068 |
green dock beetle |
Gastrophysa cyanea |
Adult male |
| 5188069 |
green dock beetle |
Gastrophysa cyanea |
Adult female |
| 5188070 |
green dock beetle |
Gastrophysa cyanea |
Mating pair |
| 5188071 |
green dock beetle |
Gastrophysa cyanea |
Mating pair |
| 1475029 |
spotted lady beetle |
Coleomegilla maculata |
feeding on eggs of Colorado potato beetle |
| 5000005 |
long-horned beetle |
Eburia spp. |
July 14, 2006 |
| 2200098 |
metalic wood-boring beetle |
Agrilus macer |
Adult resting on mesquite leaf. July 10, 2006 |
| 1475078 |
lord leaf beetle |
Coleothorpa dominicana |
|
| 1475021 |
lady beetle |
Coccidophilus atronitens |
Common predator of pine needle scale in Colorado |
| 1475022 |
mealybug destroyer |
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri |
feeding on hawthorn mealybug following outdoor release |
| 1475023 |
lady beetles |
Scymnus spp. |
feeding on cochineal scale. September 3, 2000. |
| 1475024 |
two-spotted lady beetle |
Adalia bipunctata |
laying egg mass |
| 1475028 |
two-spotted lady beetle |
Adalia bipunctata |
feeding amongst aphid colony |
| 1475044 |
rose curculio |
Merhynchites bicolor |
|
| 1475054 |
potato flea beetle |
Epitrix cucumeris |
damage to foliage |
| 1475056 |
rabbitbrush beetle |
Trirhabda nitidicollis |
|
| 1475031 |
eye-spotted lady beetle |
Anatis mali |
|
| 1475001 |
two-spotted lady beetle |
Adalia bipunctata |
|
| 1475002 |
two-spotted lady beetle |
Adalia bipunctata |
teneral adult shortly after eclosion |
| 1475010 |
banded elm bark beetle |
Scolytus schevyrewi |
adults and associated twig feeding |
| 1475011 |
banded elm bark beetle |
Scolytus schevyrewi |
adults and associated twig feeding |
| 1475012 |
palestriped flea beetle |
Systena blanda |
adults and associated feeding injury to common bean |
| 1475013 |
palestriped flea beetle |
Systena blanda |
|
| 1475014 |
American spider beetle |
Mezium americanum |
|
| 5084060 |
threespotted flea beetle |
Disonycha triangularis |
|
| 5083032 |
leaf beetle |
Zygogramma continua |
|
| 5083047 |
black dot spurge flea beetle |
Aphthona nigriscutis |
June 24, 2006 |
| 5083048 |
black dot spurge flea beetle |
Aphthona nigriscutis |
June 24, 2006 |
| 5083049 |
Knab's leaf beetle |
Chrysomela knabi |
showing cream color in early June |
| 5083053 |
Collops beetle |
Collops punctatus |
|
| 5083054 |
Collops beetle |
Collops punctatus |
|
| 5083079 |
metalic wood-boring beetle |
Acmaeodera mixta |
feeding on pollen |
| 5083080 |
gold-pitted borer |
Chrysobothris breviloba |
|
| 5083081 |
metalic wood-boring beetle |
Agrilus lacustris |
|
| 5083082 |
metalic wood-boring beetle |
Agrilus lacustris |
|
| 5083084 |
metalic wood-boring beetle |
Agrilus cyanescens |
|
| 5083085 |
rose stem girdler |
Agrilus cuprescens |
|
| 5083093 |
lesser knapweed flower weevil |
Larinus minutus |
Mating pair from recently established population. |
| 5083095 |
sunflower headclipping weevil |
Haplorhynchites aeneus |
|
| 5083096 |
sunflower headclipping weevil |
Haplorhynchites aeneus |
|
| 5083098 |
bluegrass billbug |
Sphenophorus parvulus |
overwintered adult walking on sidewalk in spring |
| 5083099 |
rough strawberry root weevil |
Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus |
|
| 5083100 |
musk thistle head weevil |
Rhinocyllus conicus |
mating |
| 5084001 |
musk thistle head weevil |
Rhinocyllus conicus |
|
| 5084003 |
alfalfa weevil |
Hypera postica |
in terminal growth |
| 5084006 |
hollyhock weevil |
Rhopalapion longirostre |
Pile of males attempting to mate with female |
| 5084009 |
three-lined Lema beetle |
Lema trivittata |
|
| 5084010 |
three-lined Lema beetle |
Lema trivittata |
|
| 5084015 |
Knab's leaf beetle |
Chrysomela knabi |
in spring |
| 5084017 |
Knab's leaf beetle |
Chrysomela knabi |
|
| 5084018 |
Knab's leaf beetle |
Chrysomela knabi |
in spring |
| 5084019 |
Knab's leaf beetle |
Chrysomela knabi |
in late summer |
| 5084026 |
cottonwood leaf beetle |
Chrysomela scripta |
in late summer |
| 5084028 |
striped cucumber beetle |
Acalymma vittatum |
teneral adult |
| 5084030 |
cottonwood leaf beetle |
Chrysomela scripta |
mating |
| 5084033 |
apple flea beetle |
Altica foliaceae |
crabapple |
| 5083033 |
cottonwood leaf beetle |
Chrysomela scripta |
|
| 5082096 |
leaf beetle |
Coleothorpa axillaris |
|
| 5082098 |
short-horned leaf beetle |
Coleothorpa vittigera |
|
| 5024038 |
twenty-spotted lady beetle |
Psyllobora borealis |
|
| 5024046 |
transverse ladybeetle |
Coccinella transversoguttata |
|
| 5024045 |
lady beetle |
Coccinella monticola |
|
| 5024040 |
lady beetles |
Hyperaspis spp. |
feeding at leafy spurge flower |
| 5023098 |
blister beetles |
Nemognatha spp. |
feeding at thistle |
| 5025038 |
Mexican bean beetle |
Epilachna varivestis |
|
| 5025039 |
Mexican bean beetle |
Epilachna varivestis |
|
| 5023100 |
blister beetles |
Nemognatha spp. |
feeding at thistle |
| 5024001 |
blister beetles |
Nemognatha spp. |
|
| 5024002 |
blister beetles |
Nemognatha spp. |
|
| 5024004 |
rust colored beetle |
Epicauta ferruginea |
feeding at a sunflower with adult Nemognatha sp. |
| 5024005 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta valida |
Adults massed near moisture of llivestock water trough. |
| 5024007 |
red-femured milkweed borer |
Tetraopes femoratus |
|
| 5024008 |
red-femured milkweed borer |
Tetraopes femoratus |
|
| 5024009 |
red milkweed beetle |
Tetraopes discoideus |
|
| 5024011 |
long-horned beetle |
Tragidion coquus |
|
| 5024012 |
long-horned beetle |
Tragidion coquus |
mating pair |
| 5024015 |
locust borer |
Megacyllene robiniae |
Mated pair with female ovipositing. |
| 5024016 |
locust borer |
Megacyllene robiniae |
female |
| 5024027 |
whitespotted sawyer |
Monochamus scutellatus |
|
| 5024028 |
long-horned beetle |
Batyle suturalis pearsalli |
|
| 5024029 |
spotted pine sawyer |
Monochamus clamator |
|
| 5024030 |
multicolored Asian lady beetle |
Harmonia axyridis |
Feeding on honeydew of oak rough bulletgall |
| 5024034 |
twicestabbed lady beetle |
Chilocorus stigma |
associated with colony of poplar scale |
| 5024035 |
twicestabbed lady beetle |
Chilocorus stigma |
associated with colony of poplar scale |
| 5024036 |
blue beetle |
Gibbifer californicus |
|
| 5023083 |
Mexican bean beetle |
Epilachna varivestis |
|
| 5023087 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta sericans |
Fort Sill, OK |
| 5023089 |
Pyrota insulata |
Pyrota insulata |
|
| 5023090 |
rust colored beetle |
Epicauta ferruginea |
|
| 5023092 |
rust colored beetle |
Epicauta ferruginea |
|
| 5023093 |
rust colored beetle |
Epicauta ferruginea |
|
| 5023094 |
black blister beetle |
Epicauta pensylvanica |
|
| 5023095 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta valida |
|
| 5023096 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta valida |
|
| 5023097 |
blister beetle |
Epicauta valida |
Mating pair |
| 5023099 |
blister beetle |
Zonitis atripennis |
|
| 5024042 |
sevenspotted lady beetle |
Coccinella septempunctata |
feeding |
| 5024043 |
sevenspotted lady beetle |
Coccinella septempunctata |
|
| 5024044 |
lady beetle |
Hippodamia parenthesis |
|
| 5024047 |
blue beetle |
Gibbifer californicus |
|
| 5024050 |
blue beetle |
Gibbifer californicus |
|
| 5000007 |
glowworm beetles |
Phengodes spp. |
Adult caught at light trap. July 12, 2006 |
| 5000009 |
Drummond's blue Buprestid |
Lampetis drummondi |
Adult on host plant. July 11, 2006 |
| 5000011 |
Drummond's blue Buprestid |
Lampetis drummondi |
Adult on host plant. July 11, 2006 |
| 5000003 |
cottonwood borer |
Plectrodera scalator |
Newly emerged adult on twig. July 12, 2006 |
| 2200070 |
dung beetle |
Canthon praticola |
An apparently confused adult pushing an isopod across a gravel road; July 13, 2006 |
| 2200086 |
Colorado potato beetle |
Leptinotarsa decemlineata |
Adult on its native host. July 10, 2006 |
| 2200095 |
striped cucumber beetle |
Acalymma vittatum |
Teneral adult |
| 1455160 |
blue spruce engraver |
Ips hunteri |
Adults on penny |
| 1455147 |
smaller European elm bark beetle |
Scolytus multistriatus |
|
| 1455098 |
fireflies |
Photuris spp. |
Turned to show light producing organ |
| 1455024 |
threespotted flea beetle |
Disonycha triangularis |
|
| 1455054 |
spotted asparagus beetle |
Crioceris duodecimpunctata |
|
| 1455055 |
spotted asparagus beetle |
Crioceris duodecimpunctata |
|
| 1455056 |
spotted asparagus beetle |
Crioceris duodecimpunctata |
|
| 1455057 |
spotted asparagus beetle |
Crioceris duodecimpunctata |
|
| 1455058 |
asparagus beetle |
Crioceris asparagi |
|
| 1455059 |
asparagus beetle |
Crioceris asparagi |
|
| 1455060 |
asparagus beetle |
Crioceris asparagi |
|
| 1455061 |
asparagus beetle |
Crioceris asparagi |
|
| 1246039 |
poplar-and-willow borer |
Cryptorhynchus lapathi |
|
| 1326205 |
banded elm bark beetle |
Scolytus schevyrewi |
Newly introduced species in western US. Found on Elm, caragana, and Russian olive. |
| 1243011 |
tobacco flea beetle |
Epitrix hirtipennis |
|
| 1243012 |
horseradish flea beetle |
Phyllotreta armoraciae |
|
| 1243050 |
false Japanese beetle |
Strigoderma arboricola |
|
| 1243052 |
false Japanese beetle |
Strigoderma arboricola |
digging for oviposition |
| 1243061 |
bumble flower beetle |
Euphoria inda |
Adult feeding at strawflower. |
| 1243062 |
bumble flower beetle |
Euphoria inda |
Adults feeding at cardoon flower. |
| 1243066 |
lined June beetle |
Polyphylla hammondi |
in sod |
| 1243143 |
hollyhock weevil |
Rhopalapion longirostre |
Mating pair on seed head on hollyhock. |
| 1243144 |
hollyhock weevil |
Rhopalapion longirostre |
Mating pair on seed head on hollyhock. |
| 1243161 |
three-lined Lema beetle |
Lema trivittata |
|
| 1243166 |
checkered melon beetle |
Paranapiacaba tricincta |
|
| 1243167 |
checkered melon beetle |
Paranapiacaba tricincta |
|
| 1243116 |
carrot weevil |
Listronotus oregonensis |
|
| 1326206 |
banded elm bark beetle |
Scolytus schevyrewi |
Newly introduced species in western US. Found on Elm, caragana, and Russian olive. |
| 1326152 |
Mexican bean beetle |
Epilachna varivestis |
Teneral adult on bean. |
| 1326153 |
Mexican bean beetle |
Epilachna varivestis |
Adult with summer coloration on bean. |
| 1326154 |
Mexican bean beetle |
Epilachna varivestis |
Adult with darker color prior to hibernation on bean. |
| 1326155 |
Mexican bean beetle |
Epilachna varivestis |
Adult on bean. |
| 1326201 |
bronze birch borer |
Agrilus anxius |
Adult with Phasgonophora sulcata, a parasitoid of Agrilus spp. |
| 1326203 |
bronze birch borer |
Agrilus anxius |
|
| 1325083 |
spotted pine sawyer |
Monochamus clamator |
|
| 1325084 |
poplar borer |
Saperda calcarata |
|
| 1326086 |
cherry curculio |
Anthonomus consors |
Adults on foliage |
| 1325096 |
rose stem girdler |
Agrilus cuprescens |
|
