Japanese Beetle Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Genus and species: Popillia japonica  Newman Both adult and immature Japanese beetles are highly destructive pests. Adults emerge in July and August and feed on the foliage and fruit of hundreds of species of...

Dark flower scarab (Spangled flower beetle) Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Genus and species: Euphoria sepulcralis (Fabricius) Euphoria sepulcralis is a day-flying scarab beetle from the eastern United States. Adults are often found in association with...

Green June beetle Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Genus and species: Cotinis nitida (Linnaeus) Sometimes called the fig eater because of the adult’s fondness for figs and other ripe, thin-skinned fruits, the green June beetle is native to and widely distributed...

Pinching bug Order: Coleoptera Family: Lucanidae Genus and species: Pseudolucanus capreolus (Linnaeus) All life stages of stag beetles (family Lucanidae) can be found in old stumps, decaying roots, and in logs of a wide variety of trees, commonly in moist woodland...

American burying beetle Order: Coleoptera Family: Silphidae Genus and species: Nicrophorus americanus Olivier The American burying beetle is a member of the carrion beetle family Silphidae. It is large, with some individuals reaching a length of 1.5 inches. It is...

Caterpillar hunter Order: Coleoptera Family: Carabidae Genus and species: Calosoma scrutator Fabricius This brilliant, metallic green beetle is sometimes found in large numbers during the Arkansas spring, being attracted to lights at night. It may cause alarm because...

Oleander aphid Order: Hemiptera Family: Aphididae Genus and species: Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe The oleander aphid, also sometimes called the milkweed aphid, feeds primarily on plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) and milkweed family (Ascelpiadaceae), but...

Dog day cicadas Order: Hemiptera Family: Cicadidae Genus and species: Tibicen spp. Cicadas are easily recognized by their large size, 1–2 inches in length, their characteristic shape, with transparent wings held tent-like over the abdomen, and the presence of 3 ocelli...

Periodical cicadas Order: Hemiptera Family: Cicadidae Genus and species: Magicicada spp. This spring many Arkansans and other southerners will witness one the most astounding acts of nature – the near simultaneous emergence of millions of large, noisy, black and...

Squash bug Order: Hemiptera Family: Coreidae Genus and species: Anasa tristis (De Geer) Arkansas gardeners often notice that their zucchini plants dramatically wilt, die, and turn brown and crisp in midsummer. This syndrome is caused by squash bugs. The bugs can be...