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The western Hercules beetle (Dynastes grantii, often misspelled as "granti") is a species of rhinoceros beetle that lives in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah in the United States and in parts of northern Mexico. [1] [2] This species is known for its grayish-white elytra, large size, and characteristic horn of the adult males.
Physonota arizonae, known generally as the Arizona tortoise beetle or canyon ragweed tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
Moneilema, or cactus longhorn beetles are a genus of large, flightless, black beetles found in North American deserts of the western United States and northern Mexico. M. gigas is native to the Sonoran Desert at elevations below 4900 feet (1500m). [1]
It is found only in southern United States (southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico and southwestern Texas) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua and Sonora). [1] [2] The adult beetles, which are active both day and night and primarily seen from June to August, eat juniper leaves and the larvae feed on decaying wood from Arizona sycamore.
These beetles are typically between 15–35 mm (0.6–1.4 in) in length. The majority of species have bright shiny green upperparts, but metallic silver and gold are also common colors (species with all-silver or all-golden upperparts only occur in Central and South America), and a few can be metallic reddish.
Tegrodera aloga, the iron cross blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Arizona, California, and Sonora ...
Phanaeus vindex, also known as a rainbow scarab (like other members in its genus [1]), is a North American species of true dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.It is found in eastern and central United States (Florida and New England to Arizona and Wyoming) and northern Mexico.
Brachiacantha arizonica, the Arizona lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America. It is found in North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]