The soldier beetles, Cantharidae, are relatively soft-bodied, straight sided beetles. They are an important biological control for aphids, caterpilars, grasshoppers, and other soft bodied pests.

Carabidae

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Carabidae

Nebria brevicollis

A family of beetles known as ground beetles.

Most are shiny black or metallic and have ridged wing covers (elytra). The elytra are fused in some species, and as a consequence the beetles are unable to fly.

Cerambycidae

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Cerambycidae

Stenopterus rufus

Longhorn beetles typically characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body.

Chrysomelidae

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Chrysomelidae

Cryptocephalus sp.

The beetles in this family are commonly known as leaf beetles. The family has over 35,000 species and 2,500 genra. many in this family are significant agricultural pests such as the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), the asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi), and the cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus).

Cleridae

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Cleridae

A family of beetles, commonly known as the checkered beetles.

Coccinellidae

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Coccinellidae

Propylea 14-punctata

A family of beetles, commonly known as ladybirds.

Coleoptera

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Coleoptera

The beetles include many familiar insects such as Ladybirds, Scarabs, and the Click beetles. These insects have a hardening of the forewings to form an elytra which protects the hind wings as well as the abdomen.