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Possible 2026 BugGuide gathering in Texas?

National Moth Week was July 19-27, and the Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Subfamily Carpophilinae

Carpophilus · Nitops · Urophorus · Caplothorax

Genus Carpophilus
Carpophilus antiquus Melsheimer - Carpophilus antiquus Carpophilus antiquus Carpophilus - Carpophilus mutilatus Nitidulidae? - Carpophilus brachypterus Belden-J.2021.107 - Carpophilus discoideus Carpophilus? - Carpophilus hemipterus Carpophilus corticinus - female Carpophilus hemipterus? attracted to compost bait trap - Carpophilus hemipterus

Genus Nitops
Nitops pallipennis (Say) - Nitops pallipennis Carpophilus craigheadi Dobson - Nitops craigheadi - female tiny nit on Prickly Pear flower - Nitops floralis Nitidulid - Nitops pallipennis Another Carpophilus sp.? - Nitops pallipennis Sap Beetle - Nitops pallipennis Nitops pallipennis? - Nitops pallipennis subgenus Myothorax ? - Nitops pallipennis

Genus Urophorus
Nitidulidae - Urophorus humeralis Pineapple Beetle - Urophorus humeralis Urophorus humeralis Beetle IMG_0119 - Urophorus humeralis Beetle IMG_0119 - Urophorus humeralis Nitidulid ID req. - Urophorus humeralis Urophorus humeralis? - Urophorus humeralis Nit 3 - Urophorus humeralis

Genus Caplothorax
Sap-feeding Beetle - Caplothorax melanopterus Carpophilus sp. - Caplothorax melanopterus Carpophilus melanopterus - Caplothorax melanopterus Carpophilus lugubris? - Caplothorax lugubris Carpophilus lugubris? - Caplothorax lugubris Caplothorax? Maybe C. californicus? - Caplothorax Epuraea - Caplothorax lugubris Caplothorax lugubris? - Caplothorax lugubris


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