Checkered-beetle
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Trichodes apivorus
checkered beetle
Trichodes apivorus is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae, native to Central and North America. It has been documented visiting flowers, including those of Sabal palmetto (cabbage palm) and Dionaea muscipula (Venus flytrap). The species is known to have two subspecies: T. a. apivorus and T. a. borealis. Its colorful appearance and flower-visiting behavior make it a notable subject for entomological observation.
Trichodes bibalteatus
checkered beetle
Trichodes bibalteatus is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is among the largest and most strikingly-colored species in its genus, which contains 11 North American species. Adults are frequently found on flowers where they feed on pollen and nectar, and also use flowers as mating sites. The species has been documented in Oklahoma and other parts of western North America.
Trichodes oresterus
checkered beetle
Trichodes oresterus is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae, described by Wolcott in 1910. The species occurs in North America, with confirmed records from the southwestern United States including Oklahoma and New Mexico. Adults have been observed visiting flowers, particularly yellow composites in the genus Thelesperma. Like other members of the genus Trichodes, this species likely exhibits the characteristic life history of laying eggs on flowers, with larvae subsequently attaching to visiting bees or wasps to be transported to host nests where they prey on developing brood.
Trichodes ornatus
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus is a checkered beetle in the family Cleridae, found in western North America. Adults are medium-sized with distinctive coloration and are frequently observed on flowers, particularly yellow composites. The species has a complex life history involving larval development as a predator/parasitoid in the nests of bees and wasps, where larvae feed on host immature stages and pollen provisions.
Trichodes peninsularis
checkered beetle
Trichodes peninsularis is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae, first described by Horn in 1894. The species occurs in Central America and North America, with two recognized subspecies: T. p. basalis and T. p. horni. Field observations document adults visiting flowers of Isocoma tenuisecta, Gutierrezia microcephala, and Hymenothrix wislizeni in the southwestern United States.
Trichodes peninsularis basalis
Trichodes peninsularis basalis is a subspecies of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It belongs to a genus of predatory beetles commonly found on flowers, where they feed on pollen and other flower-visiting insects. The subspecific epithet 'basalis' suggests a geographic or morphological distinction from the nominate form, though specific diagnostic features for this subspecies are not well documented in available sources.
Trichodes peninsularis horni
Trichodes peninsularis horni is a subspecies of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It has been documented in southeastern Arizona, where adults have been observed on flowers of Lasianthaea podocephala (San Pedro daisy). The subspecies belongs to a genus whose larvae are typically predatory, though specific details for this taxon remain limited.
Wolcottia pedalis
checkered beetle
Wolcottia pedalis is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in North America. The species was first described by LeConte in 1866.