Rhode Island does not have too many documented beetle species; however, the emerald ash borer requires mention among the ones present. It has been an invasive species here since 2018, emerging as an annoying pest from that time, particularly to ash trees.
The endangered American burying beetle present in this state, becol3s five other states, has been designated as Rhode Island’s state insect since 2015.
The state even houses several other beetle species, including those belonging to the longhorn, leaf, and scarab beetle families.
Beetles in Rhode Island (RI) Largest Beetles: Asian Long-horned Beetle, Giant Stag Beetle
Smallest Beetles: Emerald Ash Borer Beetle , Black Carpet Beetle , Varied Carpet Beetle
Most Common Beetles: Emerald Ash Borer Beetle
Jewel Beetles
Emerald Ash Borer Beetle (Agrilus planipennis ) Longhorn Beetles
Asian Long-horned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis White-spotted Sawyer Beetle (Monochamus scutellatus )Ant-like Longhorn Beetle (Cyrtophorus verrucosus ) Spined Oak Borer Beetle (Elaphidion mucronatum ) Rounheaded Appletree Borer Beetle (Saperda candida ) Raspberry Cane Borer Beetle (Oberea perspicillata ) Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus )Flower Longhorn Beetle (Analeptura lineola ) Banded Longhorn Beetle (Typocerus velutinus ) Carrion Beetles
Skin Beetles
Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci ) Black Carpet Beetle (Attagenus unicolor ) Stag Beetles
Ground Beetles
Long-necked Ground Beetle (Colliuris pensylvanica ) Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hirticollis ) Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata )Red-necked Cane Borer Beetle (Agrilus ruficollis ) Lebia viridis Brachys ovatus Ladybird Beetles
Seven-spot Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata ) 14-spotted Ladybird Beetle (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata ) Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridisSeacol3 Lady Beetle (Naemia seriata ) Spotted Lady Beetle (Coleomegilla maculata )Polished Lady Beetle (Cycloneda munda ) Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle (Psyllobora vigintimaculata ) Scarab Beetles
Leaf Beetles
Viburnum Leaf Beetle (Pyrrhalta viburni )Spinach Flea Beetle (Disonycha xanthomelas ) Saint John’s Wort Beetle (Chrysolina hyperici ) Ptinidae Beetles
Shiny Spider Beetle (Mezium affine ) Soft-wing Flower Beetles
Scarlet Malachite Beetle (Malachius aeneus ) Carrion Beetles
True Weevils
Large Chestnut Weevil Beetle (Curculio proboscideus ) Pecan Weevil Beetle (Curculio caryae ) Cranberry Weevil Beetle (Anthonomus musculus ) Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil Beetle (Polydrusus formosus ) Twobanded Japanese Weevil Beetle (Pseudocneorhinus bifasciatus ) Blister Beetles
Short-winged Blister Beetle (Meloe angusticollis Soldier Beetles
