Bug FAQFlower Lebia Beetle
Lebia viridis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
Lebia viridis is a small ground beetle about 5 to 7 mm long. It is a predatory beetle that is active during the day and often seen on flowers and vegetation. The species occurs in North America, Guatemala, Mexico and Cuba.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Lebia viridis belongs to the predatory ground-beetle family Carabidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure between 5 and 7 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is diurnal and can be common on flowers and other vegetation.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
It is active during the day (diurnal).
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes North America, Guatemala, Mexico and Cuba.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 48 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, Florida, Massachusetts.
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
More photos
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebia_viridis
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.