“Beetle Fest”

We have seen some gorgeous beetles feeding on pollen the past few weeks – adult checkered beetles, dimorphic flower beetles, click beetles and lady bug beetle larvae. Dimorphic flower beetles are cool – males and females have different colours. Click beetles make a clicking sound when you grab or flip them upside down. Don’t go disturbing the click beetles – just saying :). Lady bug larvae feed on aphids and other small insects but they also feed on pollen and nectar. The more you know…..

Good find!
Checkered beetle. Armstrong, B. C. June 5, 2019.
Yum. Don’t mind me.
Checkered beetle. Armstrong, B. C. June 5, 2019.
The more the merrier. Beetles can share too.
Left: Checkered beetle; Right: Male dimorphic longhorn flower beetle.
Armstrong, B. C. June 5, 2019.
Delicious!
Female dimorphic longhorn flower beetle.
Armstrong, B.C. June 5, 2019.
Lady bug larva feeding on shiny cotoneaster pollen.
Kelowna, B.C. May 31, 2019.
Ladybug beetle larva feeding on scentless chamomile pollen.
Enderby, B.C. May 30, 2019.
Click beetle adult feeding on pollen.
West Kelowna, B.C. June 2, 2019.

Photos by Susanna Acheampong.
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Published by Susanna Acheampong

Hi, my name is Susanna Acheampong, and I am an entomologist (a "bug lady") based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Welcome to my blog! I share information on the bugs I encounter in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, fun pictures of insects and the occasional bird and plant (the stuff part of the blog). A special thank you to Gayle Jesperson for planting the blog idea and Laura Keery for her help in setting up the blog. Thanks for visiting!

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