Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Bark-gnawing, Checkered and Soft-winged Flower Beetles (Cleroidea) » Checkered Beetles (Cleridae) » Clerinae » Trichodes » Red-blue Checkered Beetle (Trichodes nuttalli)
Photo#213154
Beetle - Trichodes nuttalli
Copyright © 2008 Tom Bentley

Beetle - Trichodes nuttalli
Somme Praire Grove, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 26, 2008
I know this is common and I cant remember its name!
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 12 August, 2008 - 6:02pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Tom Bentley, 12 August, 2008 - 6:27pm

Looks to be
Trichodes nutalli - Red-blue Checkered Beetle. Beautiful!
… john and jane balaban, 12 August, 2008 - 6:15pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2022 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by: