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Beetles (Coleoptera)

While the site is primarily for Iowa insects, I have included specimens that I have collected while on trips to other states. When you click on a species, you will see a map of Iowa and specimens collected in Iowa will show up.

Pictures have the owner's name in the caption unless they are mine. I have tried to make sure the name of the person who collected the specimen is shown in the "Collected by" field. This only applies to the family and species pictures. Specimen photos should be assumed to be the collector's.


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Last updated on 2023-03-27 01:05:31
Child taxa
Ship-timber Beetles
Lymexylidae
Toe-winged Beetles
Ptilodactylidae
Reticulated Beetles
Cupedidae
Ground Beetles
Carabidae
Whirligig Beetles
Gyrinidae
Crawling Water Beetles
Haliplidae
Predaceous Diving Beetles
Dytiscidae
Water Scavenger Beetles
Hydrophilidae
Clown Beetles
Histeridae
Round Fungus Beetles
Leiodidae
Carrion Beetles
Silphidae
Rove Beetles
Staphylinidae
Stag Beetles
Lucanidae
Bess Beetles
Passalidae
Hide Beetles
Trogidae
Earth-Boring Scarab Beetles
Geotrupidae
Scarab Beetles
Scarabaeidae
Plate-thigh Beetles
Eucinetidae
Marsh Beetles
Scirtidae
Cicada Parasite Beetles
Rhipiceridae
Metallic Wood-boring Beetles
Buprestidae
Pill Beetles
Byrrhidae
Riffle Beetles
Elmidae
Long-toed Water Beetles
Dryopidae
Variegated Mud-loving Beetles
Heteroceridae
Callirhipid Cedar Beetles
Callirhipidae
False Click Beetles
Eucnemidae
Click Beetles
Elateridae
Net-winged Beetles
Lycidae
Glowworm Beetles
Phengodidae
Fireflies
Lampyridae
False Soldier Beetles
Omethidae
Soldier Beetles
Cantharidae
Wounded-Tree Beetles
Nosodendridae
Carpet Beetles
Dermestidae
Horned Powder-post Beetles
Bostrichidae
Death-watch and Spider Beetles
Ptinidae
Bark-gnawing Beetles
Trogossitidae
Checkered Beetles
Cleridae
Soft-winged Flower Beetles
Melyridae
Short-winged Flower Beetles
Kateretidae
Sap-feeding Beetles
Nitidulidae
Root-eating Beetles
Monotomidae
Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles
Silvanidae
Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles
Passandridae
Flat Bark Beetles
Cucujidae
Lined Flat Bark Beetles
Laemophloeidae
Shining Flower Beetles
Phalacridae
Silken Fungus Beetles
Cryptophagidae
Pleasing Fungus Beetles
Erotylidae
Fruitworm Beetles
Byturidae
Minute Bark Beetles
Cerylonidae
Handsome Fungus Beetles
Endomychidae
Lady Beetles
Coccinellidae
Minute Hooded Beetles
Corylophidae
Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles
Latridiidae
Hairy Fungus Beetles
Mycetophagidae
Minute Tree-fungus Beetles
Ciidae
Polypore Fungus Beetles
Tetratomidae
False Darkling Beetles
Melandryidae
Tumbling Flower Beetles
Mordellidae
Wedge-shaped Beetles
Ripiphoridae
Ironclad Beetles
Zopheridae
Darkling Beetles
Tenebrionidae
Synchroa Bark Beetles
Synchroidae
False Blister Beetles
Oedemeridae
False Longhorn Beetles
Stenotrachelidae
Blister Beetles
Meloidae
Fire-colored Beetles
Pyrochroidae
Antlike Flower Beetles
Anthicidae
Ant-like Leaf Beetles
Aderidae
False Flower Beetles
Scraptiidae
Long-horned Beetles
Cerambycidae
Leaf Beetles
Chrysomelidae
Fungus Weevils
Anthribidae
Leaf Rolling Weevils
Attelabidae
Primitive Weevils
Brentidae
Weevils
Brachyceridae
Snout and Bark Beetles
Curculionidae
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