Bug FAQEustrophopsis bicolor
Eustrophopsis bicolor · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Tetratomidae
It can be recognized by its antennae, which have the first four segments reddish, the next six dark, and the last segment yellow-orange. This beetle occurs around the Caribbean Sea and throughout North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Antennae show contrasting colors: segments 1-4 are rufous, 5-10 are dark piceous to black, and segment 11 is yellowish-orange.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes the Caribbean Sea and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Kansas, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Oklahoma, New York.
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
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where does Eustrophopsis bicolor live?
It lives around the Caribbean Sea and across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Tetratomidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustrophopsis_bicolor
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