Dried Insect Specimens

The information below is based on images submitted and identified by contributors to Iowa State University, Department of Entomology's BugGuide.net wabsite forum . Range and date information may be incomplete, over-inclusive, or just plain wrong.BugGuide sighting in the following states:AlabamaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineManitobaMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew...

Betsy Beetles are a large beetle that looks great in a school insect collection. The Betsy Beetle also go by the names Bess Beetle, Bess Bug, Betsy Beetle or Bug, Patent Leather Beetle and Peg Beetle depending on the area of the country they are collected. They feed on fungi found in rotting wood. They are easily collected by tearing into a rotting log in the woodlands. Where one is present there are usually many.  Collecting a Betsy Beetle for your pinned insect collection can be an...