Q&A for How to Identify Beetles

It most likely is a cockchafer. These beetles are vegetarians and do humans no harm.

It is maybe a stink bug or an assassin bug. They look like beetles, but they are not.

Generally not. Most beetle species cannot bite, but some species that live off plants or carcasses have powerful jaws that can bite you. Some species have males with enormous mouthparts that are used in battle. These mouthparts or antlers can also be used against humans and this will hurt, but cannot seriously harm you.

Probably a skittle bug, also known as the frog hopper bug. It does have antennae, you just can't see them.

You could use the steps in this article and/or search the internet. Make sure you include the location where you saw the beetle in your search.

The banded net-winged Beetle has a white body, black wings and six legs and can only be found on North Shore, Long Island.

Yes, most beetles can jump when necessary, although this is not true of all beetles.

Some of them can and some of them are very harmless. But you should never touch an animal from the wild.

It is a horned rhino beetle or a poison beetle. You should never touch either one of them.

There are many, many green, flying beetles. There are jewel beetles (smaller and iridescent green), green peach beetles (they have a yellow outline on the bottom of their abdomen), fruit beetles, and more. Borrow a beetle guide from the library, one that relates to the area you're living in.

Most likely a ground beetle. They burrow down in the dirt.

A Madagascar hissing cockroach makes hissing sounds. It is also black in color.

That would most likely be the Boxelder bug. They are harmless, but a nuisance.

A useful app called iNaturalist can you help you identify your beetle. It is great and easy way to identify your beetle.

You’re talking about Japanese beetles. They are considered an introduced species and a pest.

The marks on the body can help. The size also can tell you what type of beetle it is

You have probably found a click beetle. It looks like the beetle you described. However, to be sure, get a beetle identification guide with images you can judge it against. Take a photo next time you see one and then check the images.

It may be a golden chafer beetle. They are found throughout the United States.

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Colorado Beetle Larvae: Adults (1/3 inch long) are rounded, yellowish-orange beetles with black stripes on their wings and black spots just behind the head. The plump larvae (1/8 to 1/2 inch long) are red with black head and legs, and become yellowish-red or orange with two rows of black spots on each side of the body.

It might actually be a different type of ladybug, as some of them are yellow and black with various patterns.

That beetle is in fact a ladybug! Common ladybugs may be red, with black dots, but there are in fact ladybugs that precisely describe that beetle that you saw. Their colors can range from red, to yellow and orange.