Most of the beetles in Pennsylvania have been concol3red annoying household pests causing immense damage to food products. For instance, the saw-toothed grain beetle infests cereals and flour, while the larder beetle spoils cornmeal and dry pet food.
The giant stag beetle dwelling on decayed wood is the state’s biggest beetle, while the black carpet beetle infesting fabrics is the smallest.
Beetles in Pennsylvania (PA) Largest Beetles: Giant Stag Beetle, Japanese Beetle , Larder Beetle
Smallest Beetles: Black Carpet Beetle, Asiatic Garden Beetle
Most Common Beetles: Black Carpet Beetle, Giant Stag Beetle
Cedar Beetles
Ground Beetles
Handsome Fungus Beetles
Handsome Fungus Beetle (Endomychus biguttatus ) Rove Beetles
Gold-and-brown Rove Beetle (Ontholestes cingulatus ) Stag Beetles
Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanus elaphus ) True Weevils
Strawberry Root Weevil Beetle (Otiorhynchus ovatus ) Ligustrum Weevil Beetle (Ochyromera ligustri ) Rough Strawberry Root Weevil (Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus ) Southern Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis )Straight-snouted Weevils
Oak Timberworm Beetle (Arrenodes minutus ) Scarab Beetles
Scooped Scarab Beetle (Onthophagus hecate ) Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida )Northern Masked Chafer Beetle (Cyclocephala borealis ) Oriental Beetle (Exomala orientalis )Asiatic Garden Beetle (Maladera castanea ) Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica ) Rhinoceros Beetles
Carrot Beetle (Tomarus gibbosus ) Ladybird Beetles
Longhorn Beetles
Flat Oak Borer Beetle (Smodicum cucujiforme ) Brown Prionid Beetle (Orthosoma brunneum )Spined Oak Borer Beetle (Elaphidion mucronatum ) Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus )Asian Long-horned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennisp ) Leaf Beetles
Black-margined Loosestrife Beetle (Neogalerucella calmariensis ) Grape Rootworm Beetle (Fidia viticida ) Three-lined Potato Beetle (Lema daturaphila ) Striped Cucumber Beetle (Acalymma vittatum )Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis ) False Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa juncta )Amblycerus robiniae Silvan Flat Bark Beetles
Ant-like Flower Beetles
Cloudy Flower Beetle (Anthicus cervinus ) False Powderpost Beetles
Red-shouldered Bostrichid Beetle (Xylobiops basilaris ) Soldier Beetles
Net-winged Beetles
Reticulated Net-winged Beetle (Calopteron reticulatum ) Skin Beetles
Larder Beetle (Dermestes lardarius ) Black Carpet Beetle (Attagenus unicolor ) Jewel Beetles
