Coleoptera (Beetles)

The order Coleoptera include the beetles, and are holometabolous, meaning they spend their immature stage as a larva, pupate, and then emerge as adults. Beetles can be recognized by their specialized hardened fore-wings, called "elytra."

Resources

"Carabids of Maine" by Dearborn et al. (2014) (PDF)
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Photo by M.E.S. Member Roger Rittmaster: Locust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae)

 M.E.S. Member Photos of Coleoptera