Bug FAQEleodes acuticauda
Eleodes acuticauda · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Tenebrionidae
Eleodes acuticauda is a desert stink beetle that lives in the southwestern part of North America. Its pronotum is strongly curved and about twice as wide as its head, with dentate projections on the front corners.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The pronotum is strongly arcuate, twice the width of the head, and bears dentate projections on the anterior corners. Front-leg spines and lack of golden hairs underneath the legs set it apart from Coelocnemis.
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Size
The pronotum is about twice as wide as the head.
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Where it lives
It is a desert stink beetle found in southwestern North America.
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Where it comes from
Its range is in the southwestern part of North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Tenebrionidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleodes_acuticauda
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