Williamson's Sapsucker: Medium-sized woodpecker with black back and white rump. Note: Please note that insects do not adhere to man-drawn borders on a map and as such they may be found beyond their listed 'reach' showcased on our website.
Its exoskeleton (integument) is extremely hard. Beetle Families The most recent checklist of beetles of the British Isles includes 4072 species in 103 families, listed in taxonomic order below. The black turpentine beetle is found from New Hampshire south to Florida and from West Virginia to east Texas. Description: The striking adult beetle is 5/8 to 1 3/16 inch long and the body is adorned by a black and creamy white blotchy color pattern. Attacks have been observed on all pines native to the South. The larvae of the Eyed Click Beetles, however, most commonly feed on the larvae of other insects that feed on dead wood. Louisiana. Black head has two white facial stripes.
Others might be mottled, with spots of brown and black on a lighter background.
I wonder if they’d enjoy some Asian Long-Horned Beetle larvae?
Insects are typically drawn to a given area by available food supply, weather, environmental factors (pollution, etc...), water supply, mating patterns, etc... and can be territorial. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. The black and white colouring, though, also provides some camoflage. The larvae of most Click Beetles feed on roots. Tail is black, legs and feet are gray. Bright red throat, breast is black, belly is yellow, and flanks are barred black-and-white. Carpet beetles measure just 1/16 to 1/8 inches long—about the size of a pinhead—and vary in color.
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Index of all insects found in Louisiana. Note: Please understand that that insects do not adhere to man-drawn borders on a map as such they may be found beyond the general "reach" as showcased on our website. Black wings have large white shoulder patches. Other species of the genus Zopherus, which contains 19 species, are known from western Texas. For example, they may eat the larvae of Long Horned Beetles, according to BugGuide.net.
Some are black, or dark enough to appear black when observed with the human eye.
This beetle family (Zopheridae) is closely related to Tenebrionidae. Adults are metallic blue-green, ½-inch beetles with bronze wing covers, while larvae are fat, white grubs with brown heads.
Beetles of Louisiana Showcase listing of Beetles found in the state of Louisiana.