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Winter Firefly

Scientific Name: Ellychnia corrusca

Family: Ellychnia

Native Range: Eastern United States, Pennsylvania

Size: Length: 10-14 mm (0.39 – 0.55 in)

Active: Mating season in spring, adults overwinter, having developed into young adults in the fall

Color and Appearance: Largest diurnal species in the east

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Asiatic Garden Beetle

Scientific Name: Maladera castanea

Family: Scarabaeidae 

Native Range: Japan and China, introduced to Pennsylvania*

Size: Length: 7 – 9 mm (0.28 – 0.35 in)*

Active: Summer, nocternal*

Color and Appearance: Cinnamon brown*

August 18, 2020: Asiatic garden beetles are active at night. I found this one in a spotlight.

*From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maladera_castanea

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Ladybug

Family: Coccinellidae

Native Range: Europe and Asia, Introduced to North America, Pennsylvania

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Patent-Leather Beetle

Scientific Name: Odontotaenius disjunctus

Family: Passalidae

Native Range: Worldwide, Pennsylvania

Size: Large (1.5 in)*

Color and Appearance: Black

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Wedge-Shaped Beetle

Scientific Name: Macrosiagon pectinata

Family: Ripiphoridae

Native Range: North and Central America

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Color and Appearance: Black with a red strip horizontally across wings

First defined by Fabricius 1775. Pectinata = ‘combed, comb-bearing.’ (https://bugguide.net/node/view/12725)

Some members of the Ripiphoridae parasitize bees by laying their eggs on leaves near flowers. The hatching larva crawl onto the bees, ride them back to their nests, and to attack the larva when they hatch. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripiphoridae)

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Green June Beetle

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Japanese Beetle

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Goldenrod Soldier Beetle