Bug FAQEleodes cordata
Eleodes cordata · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Tenebrionidae
Eleodes cordata is a desert stink beetle belonging to the family Tenebrionidae. All available sources describe it only as a desert stink beetle in the Tenebrionidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Is it a pest in the house?
Eleodes cordata is a desert stink beetle and is not described as a household pest.
Source: Wikipedia
Does it bite or sting?
There is no information indicating that Eleodes cordata bites or stings.
Source: Wikipedia
How to get rid of it
No specific control methods are mentioned for Eleodes cordata.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
Eleodes cordata may be confused with other desert stink beetles, but all sources label it as a Tenebrionidae stink beetle.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 8 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Nebraska.
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
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Questions people ask
What kind of insect is Eleodes cordata?
It is a desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Tenebrionidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleodes_cordata
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
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