Minnesota has several beetle species most of the leaf beetle family. The Japanese beetle , one of the largest, has been spotted throughout the state for decades, the first occurrence being in 2011. Another noted pest is the pine beetles, infesting pine trees as evident from its name. The carpet beetle species, alongcol3 the larder beetle , mostly dwell indoors, infesting clothes and food products.
Beetles in Minnesota (MN) Largest Beetles: Japanese Beetle, Reddish-brown Stag Beetle
Smallest Beetles: Black Carpet Beetle , Varied Carpet Beetle , Emerald Ash Borer Beetle ,
Most Common Beetles: Japanese Beetle, Black Carpet Beetle, Larder Beetle
Here is the list of beetles found in Minnesota arranged in order of the family they belong to.
Stag Beetles
Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus ) True Weevils
Cocklebur Weevil Beetle (Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus ) Rhubarb Curculio Beetle (Lixus concavus ) Cabbage Curculio Beetle (Ceutorhynchus rapae ) Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae )Strawberry Root Weevil Beetle (Otiorhynchus ovatus ) Leaf-rolling Weevils
Eastern Rose Curculio Beetle (Merhynchites bicolor ) Leaf Beetles
Scarab Beetles
Sand Chafer Beetle (Strigoderma arbicola ) Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida )Hairy Flower Chafer Beetle (Trichiotinus piger ) Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica ) European Chafer Beetle (Amphimallon majale )Ground Beetles
Big Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa ) Blue-margined Ground Beetle (Pasimachus elongatus ) Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle (Cicindela longilabris ) Bronzed Tiger Beetle (Cicindela repanda ) Common Claybank Tiger Beetle (Cicindela limbalis ) Crimson Saltflat Tiger Beetle (Cicindela fulgida ) Festive Tiger Beetle (Cicindela scutellaris ) Splendid Tiger Beetle (Cicindela splendid ) Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata )Laurentian Tiger Beetle (Cicindela denikei ) Ladybird Beetles
Bigeminy Lady Beetle (Hyperaspis bigeminata ) Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens )Curved Lady Beetle (Hyperaspis inflexa ) Disk-marked Lady Beetle (Hyperaspis disconotata ) Esteemed Lady Beetle (Hyperaspis proba ) Eye-spotted Lady Beetle (Anatis mali ) Fifteen-spotted Ladybird Beetle (Anatis labiculata ) Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridisBlister Beetles
Skin Beetles
Black Carpet Beetle (Attagenus unicolor) Longhorn Beetles
Branch Pruner Beetle (Psyrassa unicolor ) Dogwood Twig Borer Beetle (Oberea tripunctata ) Yellow-horned Flower Longhorn Beetle (Strangalia luteicornis ) Yellow Velvet Flower Beetle (Cosmosalia chrysocoma ) Asian Long-horned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis Jewel Beetles
Bronze Birch Borer Beetle (Agrilus anxius ) Granulate Poplar Borer Beetle (Agrilus granulatus ) Butternut Agrilus Beetle (Agrilus junglandis ) Emerald Ash Borer Beetle (Agrilus planipennis ) Soldier Beetles
Carolina Cantharid Beetle (Rhaxonycha Carolina ) Downy Leatherwing Beetle (Podabrus tomentosus ) Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus )Net-winged Beetles
End Band Net-wing Beetle (Calopteron terminale ) Click Beetles
Predaceous Diving Beetles
Harris’s Diving Beetle (Dytiscus harrisii ) Vertical Diving Beetle (Dytiscus verticalis ) Ptinidae Beetles
Anobiid Powderpost Beetle (Euvrilletta peltata ) Skin Beetles
Black Carpet Beetle (Attagenus unicolor ) Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci ) Larder Beetle (Dermestes lardarius )
