Ohio has several beetle species thriving here, most of which belong to the ground beetle family. The state even has many ladybird beetle species, well distributed over all its 88 counties. Some like the Mexican bean beetle and squash beetle present here feed on beans, squash, and pumpkin plants. The carpet beetle species are also found here, mostly in wool and fabrics. The Japanese beetle , another major pest, is mostly in season between June and July.
The eastern hercules beetle , the largest in the state, is mainly found in southern Ohio but not commonly seen.
Beetles in Ohio (OH) Largest Beetles: Eastern Hercules Beetle , Japanese Beetle, Green June Beetle , Larder Beetle
Smallest Beetles: Black Carpet Beetle ,Varied Carpet Beetle
Most Common Beetles: Mexican Bean Beetle, Black Carpet Beetle,Varied Carpet Beetle
Scarab Beetles
Rainbow Scarab Beetle (Phanaeus vindex )Delta Flower Scarab Beetle (Trigonopeltastes delta ) Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida ) Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica ) Rhinoceros Beetles
Eastern Hercules Beetle (Dynastes tityus ) Earth-boring Scarab Beetles
Splendid Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes splendidus ) Fancy Dung Beetle (Bolbocerosoma farctum ) Stag Beetles
Ladybird Beetles
Fourteen-spotted Ladybug (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata ) 24-spotted Ladybird (Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata ) Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle (Psyllobora vigintimaculata ) Twice-stabbed Ladybug (Chilocorus stigma ) Mexican Bean Beetle (Epilachna varivestis ) Squash Lady Beetle (Epilachna borealis )Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridisNet-winged Beetles
Golden Net-wing Beetle (Dictyoptera aurora ) Blister Beetles
Short-winged Blister Beetle (Meloe angusticollis Margined Blister Beetle (Epicauta funebris ) Jewel Beetles
Skin Beetles
Black Carpet Beetle (Attagenus unicolor ) Larder Beetle (Dermestes lardarius ) Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci Click Beetles
Carrion Beetles
Ground Beetles
Common Claybank Tiger Beetle (Cicindela limbalis ) Punctured Tiger Beetle (Cicindela punctulata ) Bronzed Tiger Beetle (Cicindela repanda ) Festive Tiger Beetle (Cicindela scutellaris ) Twelve-Spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela duodecimguttata ) Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle (Cicindela tranquebarica ) Big Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa ) Big-headed Ground Beetle (Scarites subterraneus Fiery Searcher Beetle (Calosoma scrutator )Splendid Tiger Beetle (Cicindela splendid ) Appalachian Tiger Beetle (Cicindela ancocisconensis ) Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle (Cicindela patruela ) Pennsylvania Ground Beetle (Harpalus pensylvanicus ) Murky Ground Beetle (Harpalus caliginosus ) Bigheaded Ground Beetle (Scarites subterraneus ) Leconte’s Seedcorn Beetle (Stenolophus lecontei ) Eastern Snail Eater Beetle (Scaphinotus elevates ) Leaf Beetles
Pleasing Fungus Beetles
Slender Lizard Beetle (Acropteroxys gracilis ) Longhorn Beetles
Locust Borer Beetle (Megacyllene robiniae )Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus )Hickory Borer Beetle (Megacyllene caryae ) Banded Longhorn Beetle (Typocerus velutinus ) Elm Borer Beetle (Saperda tridentate ) Soldier Beetles
Margined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus ) Bess Beetles
Predaceous Diving Beetles
Giant Diving Beetle (Cybister fimbriolatus ) Firefly Beetles
Winter Firefly Beetle (Ellychnia corrusca ) Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis ) Darkling Beetles
Falseworm Meal Bettle (Alobates pensylvanica ) Sap Beetles
Four-spotted Sap Beetle (Glischrochilus quadrisignatus ) Rove Beetles
Black Lordithon Rove Beetle (Lordithon niger )
