species 4,231 observations

Armored Stink Beetle

Eleodes armata

Field notes

Eleodes armata, the armored stink beetle, is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in the western United States and Mexico in arid environments. It has spurs on all of its legs.

Supported by All

6 native plants
support it in the US

Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Desert Ironwood, Fourwing Saltbush, Desert Sand Verbena, California Croton 6

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided