Bug FAQDialytes striatulus
Dialytes striatulus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae
Adults are about 4 to 5 mm long. They have a smooth, oblong body that is brown-black with reddish antennae and legs. They are dung beetles in the scarab family and occur in parts of Canada and the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The beetle’s body is smooth, oblong and hairless. Its color is piceous-brown with reddish antennae and legs.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults reach about 4 to 5 mm in length.
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Where it comes from
It is found in several Canadian provinces and U.S. states, including Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Georgia, and Wisconsin.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 15 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Georgia, Illinois.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What does Dialytes striatulus look like?
It has a smooth, oblong, hairless body that is brown-black with reddish antennae and legs.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is Dialytes striatulus found?
It occurs in parts of Canada and the United States, such as Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Georgia, and Wisconsin.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Scarabaeidae)
Japanese BeetlePopillia japonicaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common Green June BeetleCotinis nitidaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Phyllophaga crinitaDamages trees, gardens or crops
European Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Mediterranean Spotted ChaferOxythyrea funestaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Oriental BeetleExomala orientalisDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialytes_striatulus
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