California has many beetles belonging to different families, mainly inhabiting various parts of South California. The pine sawyer and figeater are the largest beetles here mostly dwelling in the southern parts of the state. The northern part also has its share of beetles, like the pictured rove beetle. The carpet beetle species make their presence felt throughout the state infesting woolen garments, upholstery and so on.
Beetles in California (CA) Largest Beetles: Pine Sawyer Beetle , Ten-lined June Beetle , Figeater Beetle
Smallest Beetles: Black Carpet Beetle , Varied Carpet Beetle , Furniture Carpet Beetle
Most Common Beetles: Figeater Beetle, Pine Sawyer Beetle, Ten-lined June Beetle, Black Carpet Beetle
Scarab Beetles
Figeater Beetle (Cotinus texana ) Ten-lined June Beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata ) Common Tumblebug Beetle (Canthon laevis ) Glorious Scarab Beetle (Plusiotis gloriosa ) Golden Tortoise Beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata )Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica )Longhorn Beetles
Pine Sawyer Beetle (Monochamus galloprovincialis ) California Root Borer Beetle (Prionus californicus )Lesser Eucalyptus Longhorn Beetle (Phoracantha recurva ) Rain Beetles
Black Rain Beetle (Pleocoma puncticollis ) Burying Beetles
Black Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus nigrita ) Darkling Beetles
Ironclad Beetle (Phloeodes pustulosis ) Armored Darkling Beetle (Eleodes armata Rove Beetles
Devil’s Coach Horse Beetle (Staphylinus olens ) Pictured Rove Beetle (Thinopinus pictus ) Ground Beetles
True Weevils
Skin Beetles
Black Carpet Beetle (Attagenus unicolor) Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci ) Furniture Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus flavipes ) Jewel Beetles
Sculptured Pine Borer Beetle (Chalcophora virginiensis ) Leaf Beetles
Ladybird Beetles
Soldier Beetles
Brown Leatherwing Beetle (Pacificanthia consors ) Water Scavenger Beetles
Giant Black Water Beetle (Hydrophilus triangularis )
