Coleoptera-Beetles
| Cantharidae Soldier Beetles | Soldier beetles can be found in significant numbers on the flowers of Rabbitbrush. Bob Hammon took this picture in early September 2005, in Unaweep Canyon. |  Photo by Bob Hammon. |
| Cerambycidae Longhorn Beetle | Longhorn beetles are the adult stages of round headed borers, of which many species attack dying or recently killed wood. This species was collected in a pheromone trap in a pinyon forest near Glade Park (Mesa County). |  |
| Cerambycidae Tetraopes tetraophthalmus Milkweed Beetle | Milkweed beetles are longhorn beetles which feed exclusively on milkweed. This picture was taken by Bob Hammon in the gardens at the Mesa County Extension office. |   |
| Curculionidae Root Weevil | This root weevil is a common home invader in many settings in western CO. There are several similar species. This picture was taken by Bob Hammon. |  |
| Meloidae Lytta deserticola | This species was photographed by Justin Bowen in the Colorado National Monument. Colorado collections of this species are recorded from only a few desert areas of western part of the state. |  |
| Meloidae Lytta nigrocyanea Blister Beetles | These blister beetles were photographed just off of I-70 in Grand Co. Utah by Dick Colby. They are on one of the locoweeds (Oxytropis?). |  |
| Meloidae Nemognatha lurdia | This blister beetle is unique in that its mouthparts are modified into a tube like structure. It was photographed by Patti Susman in Grand Junction on a sunflower. |  |
| Scarabaeidae Popillia japonica Japanese Beetle | This is a picture of the first Japanese Beetle caught in Palisade, CO. The pest has now been eradicated from the town. |  |
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