Most observed native cucujiform beetles
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Hosted animals All
215 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in plants, most observed first.
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
66,251 observations
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Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
51,894 observations
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Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Labidomera clivicollis
30,703 observations
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Dogbane Leaf Beetle
Chrysochus auratus
22,720 observations
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Colorado Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
20,307 observations
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Locust Borer
Megacyllene robiniae
17,567 observations
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False Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa juncta
9,489 observations
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Golden Tortoise Beetle
Charidotella sexpunctata
9,104 observations
Plant eaters All
431 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.
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Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens 72,331 observations
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
66,251 observations
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Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
51,894 observations
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Spotless Lady Beetle
Cycloneda sanguinea
34,209 observations
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Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata
32,388 observations
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Spotted Pink Lady Beetle
Coleomegilla maculata
30,779 observations
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Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Labidomera clivicollis
30,703 observations
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White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
30,189 observations
Flower visitors All
704 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.
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Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens 72,331 observations
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
66,251 observations
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Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
51,894 observations
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Spotless Lady Beetle
Cycloneda sanguinea
34,209 observations
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Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata
32,388 observations
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Spotted Pink Lady Beetle
Coleomegilla maculata
30,779 observations
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Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Labidomera clivicollis
30,703 observations
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White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
30,189 observations
Sheltered animals All
32 native animals that nest or roost in plants, most observed first.
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Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens 72,331 observations
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Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
Psyllobora vigintimaculata
14,035 observations
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Blue Fungus Beetle
Cypherotylus californicus
5,640 observations
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False Mealworm Beetle
Alobates pensylvanicus
4,300 observations
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Coelocnemis magna
2,958 observations
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Contracted Darkling Beetle
Meracantha contracta
1,483 observations
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Slender Lizard Beetle
Acropteroxys gracilis
911 observations
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Cactus Sap Beetle
Nitops pallipennis
732 observations
Other species All
2,813 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Broad-necked Root Borer
Prionus laticollis
12,578 observations
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Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
8,505 observations
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Diabolical Ironclad Beetle
Phloeodes diabolicus
6,813 observations
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Zopherus nodulosus
5,293 observations
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Woolly Darkling Beetle
Eleodes osculans
5,068 observations
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Ivory-marked Borer
Coeleburia quadrigeminata
4,975 observations
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Eleodes goryi
4,886 observations
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Tile-horned Prionus
Prionus imbricornis
4,035 observations