";s:4:"text";s:3735:"Their ranges may overlap at the boundaries, but it is unlikely to see species completely cross over and populate the others' regions. The eyed click beetle, Alaus oculatus, and one of the common agricultural pest species (below). Stenodontes. The Eastern-eyed Click Beetle has a similar-looking relative in the southwestern U.S. called the Southwestern Eyed Click Beetle, as well as cousins on the West Coast and in the Pacific Northwest. At up to 2 inches long, it is one of the largest known "click" beetles in the family Elateridae. The eyed click beetle, Alaus oculatus, and one of the common agricultural pest species (below). Alaus lusciosus is a species of insects with 534 observations However, some species can get up to 2 inches long and can be luminescent or brightly colored. When placed on their backs, these beetles characteristically “click”, snapping their thoracic segments (prothorax and mesothorax) to cause their bodies to flip in the air to right themselves. Most click beetles are dull and small to medium sized with little or no ornamentation. Red-headed ash borer . Cottonwood borer. Red-headed beauty. The eyed click beetle , Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus), reaches 1-½ inches in length and is beautifully marked with prominent oval eye spots on the pronotum and mottled gray wing covers. Most click beetles are dull and small to medium sized with little or no ornamentation. When placed on their backs, these beetles characteristically “click”, snapping their thoracic segments (prothorax and mesothorax) to cause their bodies to flip in the air to right themselves. Iberia haldemoni, a longhorned beetle. Bumelia borer. Hardwood stump borer. Many of them are rather small and under 1/2 inch in length while a few are over two inches long. Each eyespot is surrounded by a thin, white ring. Nearly two inches long and found across the eastern U.S. as far west as Texas, this formally attired gray and black and white insect is one of the largest members of the Click Beetle Family (Elateridae); the huge eyespots on its pronotum make it one of the most easily identified. The eyed click beetle is found in the southern U.S. as far west as Texas. The Eastern Eyed Click Beetle is a quite interesting and eye catching insect both because it is pretty large (longer than an inch) and has those beautiful pair of eyes adorning the back of its head. Photo credit: Pat Porter. Click beetles . Stenodontes species larva. Many of them are rather small and under 1/2 inch in length while a few are over two inches long.
A simlar-looking relative, the Eastern Eyed Click Beetle , has a bit more white speckling on the elytra (wing coverings).Both species are loyal to their own ranges and are not found in the other's region. The huge false eyespots make it readily identifiable; it is thought these startle predators into thinking they are confronting an animal much larger than it really is. Prionus beetle. The eyed click beetle , Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus), reaches 1-½ inches in length and is beautifully marked with prominent oval eye spots on the pronotum and mottled gray wing covers.
They are elongated and flattened and quite similar in shape. FIGURE 4. Click beetles .