Bug FAQMelanocanthon nigricornis
Melanocanthon nigricornis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae
No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
This beetle lives in the central United States. Its native range is also the central United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to the central United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 15 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Illinois, Kansas.
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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
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanocanthon_nigricornis
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.