Common Name: | Beetle, Checkered | Scientific Name: | Enoclerus eximius | Family: | Cleridae | Area: | Salelm Audubon Nature Reserve - Salem, Oregon | Date: | January 22, 2014 |
Checkered Beetles are brightly patterned and sometimes checkered with red, orange, yellow, and blue. They prey on the larvae of wood-boring insects. | Reference: | National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects & Spiders / Insects of the Pacific Northwest by Haggard & Haggard |
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