COLEOPTERA Beetles Ordinal Characteristics 1 chewing mouthparts 2

COLEOPTERA Beetles Ordinal Characteristics: (1) chewing mouthparts (2) complete metamorphosis (3) two pairs of wings, the first pair hardened, the second pair membranous

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Ground beetle Scientific family name ¨ n . . Carabidae Food ¨ Insects

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Leaf beetle Scientific family name ¨ n Colorado potato beetle Chrysomelidae Food ¨ Foliage

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Leaf beetle Scientific family name ¨ n Spotted cucumber beetle Chrysomelidae Food ¨ Foliage

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Leaf beetle Scientific family name ¨ n Elm leaf beetle Chrysomelidae Food ¨ Foliage

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Flea beetle Scientific family name ¨ n . . Chrysomelidae Food ¨ Foliage

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Scarab beetle Scientific family name ¨ n Green June beetle Scarabaeidae Food ¨ Foliage

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n May beetle (adult) Scientific family name ¨ n . . Scarabaeidae Food ¨ Foliage

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n White grub (larva) Scientific family name ¨ n . . Scarabaeidae Food ¨ Plant roots

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Dung beetle Scientific family name ¨ n . . Scarabaeidae Food ¨ Dung

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Click beetle Scientific family name ¨ n . . Elateridae Food ¨ Foliage

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Blister beetle Scientific family name ¨ n Striped blister beetle Meloidae Food ¨ Foliage

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Blister beetle Scientific family name ¨ n Black blister beetle Meloidae Food ¨ Foliage

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Blister beetle Scientific family name ¨ n Gray blister beetle Meloidae Food ¨ Foliage

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Metallic wood borer (adult) Scientific family name ¨ n . . Buprestidae Food ¨ Foliage, nectar

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Flatheaded wood borer (larva) Scientific family name ¨ n . . Buprestidae Food ¨ Wood

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Longhorned beetle (adult) Scientific family name ¨ n . . Cerambycidae Food ¨ Foliage, nectar

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Roundheaded wood borer (larva) Scientific family name ¨ n . . Cerambycidae Food ¨ Wood

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Longhorned beetle Scientific family name ¨ n Cottonwood borer Cerambycidae Food ¨ Foliage, nectar

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Weevil Scientific family name ¨ n Alfalfa weevil Curculionidae Food ¨ Foliage

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Weevil Scientific family name ¨ n Boll weevil Curculionidae Food ¨ Fruit of plant

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Weevil Scientific family name ¨ n Pecan weevil Curculionidae Food ¨ Fruit of plant

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Weevil Scientific family name ¨ n Plum curculio Curculionidae Food ¨ Fruit of plant

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Tiger beetle Scientific family name ¨ n . . Cicindelidae Food ¨ Insects

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Lady beetle Scientific family name ¨ n . . Coccinellidae Food ¨ Insects

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Rove beetle Scientific family name ¨ n . . Staphylinidae Food ¨ Decomposing organic matter and insects

n ¨ COLEOPTERA Beetles Species common name n Family/Group common name ¨ n Bark beetle Scientific family name ¨ n Smaller European elm bark beetle . . Food ¨ Wood

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Carrion beetle Scientific family name ¨ n . . Food ¨ Carrion

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Whirligig beetle Scientific family name ¨ n . . Food ¨ Insects

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Diving beetle Scientific family name ¨ n . . Food ¨ Insects

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Water scavenger beetle Scientific family name ¨ n . . Food ¨ Insects

n COLEOPTERA Species common name ¨ n Beetles Family/Group common name ¨ n Firefly Scientific family name ¨ n . . Food ¨ Insects