Diplostethus opacicollis

Diplostethus opacicollis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Elateridae

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Diplostethus opacicollis
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY

Diplostethus opacicollis belongs to the click beetle family Elateridae. It is found in the southwestern United States. Its native range is the southwestern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives in the southwestern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is the southwestern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, California.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Diplostethus opacicollis photo 2
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY
Diplostethus opacicollis photo 3
Photo: desertnaturalist, CC BY
Diplostethus opacicollis photo 4
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY

Same family (Elateridae)

Eastern Eyed Click BeetleEastern Eyed Click BeetleAlaus oculatusMottled dingy-brown click beetleMottled dingy-brown click beetleAgrypnus murinusDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon brown click beetleCommon brown click beetleAthous haemorrhoidalisDamages trees, gardens or cropsChequered click beetleChequered click beetleProsternon tessellatumPasture WirewormPasture WirewormConoderus exsulBordered click beetleBordered click beetleDenticollis linearis

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplostethus_opacicollis

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.

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