Checkered Beetle
Characteristics: A strong banding pattern lends itself to the name of this beetle. Checkered beetles eat other insects: weevils, borer beetles and bark beetles.
They are likely to be seen around flowers and weeds from late spring to early summer.
General Adult Size (Length):
3mm to 12mm
(0.12in to 0.47in)
Identifying Colors: red; black; yellow
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas
Category: Beetle
Common Name: Checkered Beetle
Scientific Name: (Enoclerus rosmarus)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cleridae
Genus: Enoclerus
Species: rosmarus
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