Long-necked Cymatodera

Cymatodera balteata · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cleridae

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Long-necked Cymatodera
Photo: John Rosford, CC BY

Cymatodera balteata is a checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It lives in both Central America and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Cymatodera balteata is known as the banded checkered beetle.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

The beetle is found in Central America. It is also found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes Central America. It is native to North America as well.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Kansas.

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

Long-necked Cymatodera photo 2
Photo: John Rosford, CC BY
Long-necked Cymatodera photo 3
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY
Long-necked Cymatodera photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Long-necked Cymatodera photo 5
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Same family (Cleridae)

Bee-eating BeetleBee-eating BeetleTrichodes apiariusOrnate Checkered BeetleOrnate Checkered BeetleTrichodes ornatusBee-eating Beetle (Trichodes alvearius)Bee-eating Beetle (Trichodes alvearius)Trichodes alveariusEuropean Red-bellied CleridEuropean Red-bellied CleridThanasimus formicariusRed-blue Checkered BeetleRed-blue Checkered BeetleTrichodes nutalliRed-legged Ham BeetleRed-legged Ham BeetleNecrobia rufipesCan damage your home

Sources

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

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Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.

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