Shiny Round Sand Beetle

Omophron nitidum · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae

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Shiny Round Sand Beetle
Photo: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA

The shiny round sand beetle lives in several U.S. states, including Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama and Texas. Its breeding season runs from (month) through December. Adult beetles are active at night.

Source: Wikipedia

Life cycle

Breeding takes place from (month) to December.

Source: Wikipedia

When you see it

Adults are nocturnal.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 15 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi, South Carolina.

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

Shiny Round Sand Beetle photo 2
Photo: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA
Shiny Round Sand Beetle photo 3
Photo: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA
Shiny Round Sand Beetle photo 4
Photo: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA
Shiny Round Sand Beetle photo 5
Photo: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA

Same family (Carabidae)

Six-spotted Tiger BeetleSix-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela sexguttataHarmlessBronze Ground BeetleBronze Ground BeetleCarabus nemoralisGreen Tiger BeetleGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisBig-headed Ground BeetleBig-headed Ground BeetleScarites subterraneusStrawberry Seed BeetleStrawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipesDamages trees, gardens or cropsBronzed Tiger BeetleBronzed Tiger BeetleCicindela repanda

Sources

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

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

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