Elateriformia
Photos By Steve Nanz
Elateriformia
Buprestoidea (Metallic Wood Boring Beetles)
Byrrhoidea (Pill, Water, and Toe-winged Beetles)
Elateroidea (Click, Firefly, Soldier Beetles)
Scirtoidea (Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles)
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Red-necked Cane Borer
Agrilus ruficollis
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Agrilus
Family: Buprestidae
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Two-lined Chestnut Borer
Agrilus bilineatus
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Agrilus sayi
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Actenodes acornis
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Chrysobothris azurea
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis (Cypriacis) striata
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Chrysobothris sexsignata
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Chrysobothris sexsignata
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Dicerca lurida
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Dicerca lurida
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Dicerca punctulata
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Dicerca sp.
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Dicerca sp.
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Dicerca spp.
Family: Buprestidae
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Buprestid Beetle
Dicerca spp.
Family: Buprestidae
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Variegated Mud-loving Beetle
Tropicus pusillus
Family: Heteroceridae
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Variegated Mud-loving Beetle
Tropicus pusillus
Family: Heteroceridae
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Water Penny Beetle
Ectopria nervosa
Family: Psephenidae
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Toe-winged Beetle
Ptilodactyla sp.
Family: Ptilodactylidae
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Toe-winged Beetle
Ptilodactyla sp.?
Family: Ptilodactylidae
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Toe-winged Beetle
Ptilodactyla sp.?
Family: Ptilodactylidae
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Toe-winged Beetle
Ptilodactyla sp.?
Family: Ptilodactylidae
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Toe-winged Beetle
Ptilodactyla sp.?
Family: Ptilodactylidae
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Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus
Family: Cantharidae
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Soldier Beetle
Podabrus appendiculatus
Family: Cantharidae
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Soldier Beetle
Podabrus rugosulus
Family: Cantharidae
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Soldier Beetle
Podabrus rugosulus
Family: Cantharidae
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Soldier Beetle
Podabrus rugosulus
Family: Cantharidae
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Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha sp.
Family: Cantharidae
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Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha sp.
Family: Cantharidae
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Soldier Beetle
Cantharis rotundicollis
Family: Cantharidae
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Soldier Beetle
Polemius laticornis
Family: Cantharidae
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Soldier Beetle
Polemius laticornis
Family: Cantharidae
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Click Beetle Larvae

Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle Larvae

Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle

Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle

Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle

Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle Larvae

Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle

Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle

Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle Larvae

Family: Elateridae
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Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus
Family: Elateridae
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Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus
Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle
Melanotus sp.
Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle
Melanotus sp.
Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle
Melanotus sp.?
Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle
Lacon discoidea
Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle

Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle
Athous sp.
Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle
Ampedus areolatus
Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle
Neotrichophorus sp.
Family: Elateridae
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Click Beetle
Ex-ctenicera pyrrhos
Family: Elateridae
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Firefly Larva

Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly

Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly

Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly Larva

Family: Lampyridae
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Diurnal Firefly
Ellychnia corrusca
Family: Lampyridae
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Diurnal Firefly
Ellychnia corrusca
Family: Lampyridae
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Diurnal Firefly
Ellychnia corrusca?
Family: Lampyridae
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Black Firefly
Lucidota atra
Family: Lampyridae
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Black Firefly
Lucidota atra
Family: Lampyridae
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Black Firefly
Lucidota atra
Family: Lampyridae
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Black Firefly
Lucidota atra
Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly
Lucidota punctata
Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly
Photinus marginellus/curtatus complex
Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly
Photinus pyralis
Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly
Photinus pyralis
Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly
Photinus pyralis
Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly
Photinus sp.
Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly
Photinus sp.
Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly
Photinus sp.
Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly
Photuris sp.
Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly
Photuris sp.
Family: Lampyridae
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Firefly
Pyropyga sp.
Family: Lampyridae
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Banded Net-wing
Calopteron reticulatum?
Family: Lycidae
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Golden Net-wing
Dictyopterus aurora
Family: Lycidae
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Net-winged Beetle
Lycus sanguineus
Family: Lycidae
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Net-wing
Eropterus trilineatus
Family: Lycidae
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Marsh Beetle
Cyphon sp.
Family: Scirtidae
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Marsh Beetle
Cyphon sp.
Family: Scirtidae
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Marsh Beetle
Cyphon sp.
Family: Scirtidae
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Marsh Beetle
Cyphon variabilis complex
Family: Scirtidae
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Marsh Beetle
Scirtes tibialis
Family: Scirtidae

Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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