Bug FAQRed-shouldered Bostrichid
Xylobiops basilaris · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Bostrichidae
The red-shouldered bostrichid is a horned powder-post beetle. It occurs in Europe, northern Asia (except China), and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It belongs to the family Bostrichidae and is a horned powder-post beetle.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found across Europe, northern Asia (excluding China), and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range includes Europe, northern Asia (excluding China), and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 34 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Kentucky, Florida, Kansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Louisiana.
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 (Bostrichidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylobiops_basilaris
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.