Beetles (Polyphaga 1)
Elateridae                           Melanotus sp.
Assateague Island National Seashore
Worcester County, Maryland
June 16, 2006
Photographer:  ZoAnn Lapinsky                                           Trailscapes Photography
Bostrichidae                      Lichenophanes sp.
Assateague Island National Seashore
Worcester County, Maryland
June 11, 2007
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Elaeridae                            Alaus oculatus                               Eyed Elater
Mattawoman Creek Environs
Charles County, Maryland
June 7, 2008
Photographer:  Richard Orr
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Staphylinidae                    Homaeotarus sp.
Assateague Island National Seashore
Worcester County, Maryland
June 16, 2006
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Brentidae                           Arrhenodes minutes
Cunningham Falls State Park
Frederick County, Maryland
June 1, 2007
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Passalidae                        Odontotaenius disjunctus            Bess-beetle
with Pyralidae (moth) larva
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
September 15, 2007
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Lampyridae                        Ellychnia sp.                                   Day Flying Firefly
Assateague Island National Seashore
Worcester County, Maryland
October 10, 2007
Photographer;  ZoAnn Lapinsky                                                Trailscapes Photography
Cantharidae                      Chauliognathus pensylvanicus  Goldenrod Solder Beetle
Columbia environs
Howard County, Maryland
August 26, 2008
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Ripiphoridae                     Macrosiagon cruenta                     Wedge-shaped Beetles
Columbia environs
Howard County, Maryland
August 26, 2008
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Meloidae                            Epicauta pennsylvanica               Black Blister Beetle
Western Regional Park
Howard County, Maryland
September 28, 2008
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Erotylidae                           Megalodacne heros                      Pleasing Fungus Beetle
On Ling Chih Mushroom at Catoctin Mountain National Park
Frederick County, Maryland
May 24, 2009
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Silphidae                            Necrophila americana                  Carrion Beetle
On Phallus ravenelii mushroom along with Calliphorid flies
Triadelphia Reservoir, Howard County, Maryland
November 3, 2009
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Cucujidae                          Cucujus species (larva)                 Flat Bark Beetle
Under bark of rotting log
Triadelphia Reservoir, Howard County, Maryland
May 1, 2010
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Lycidae                              Calopteron reticulatum                   Net-winged Beetle
Middle Patuxent Environmental Area
Howard County, Maryland
July 26, 2010
Photographer:  Richard Orr