Eyed Elator, Eyed Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus)

Order: Coleoptera (ko-lee-OP-ter-a) (Info) Family: Elateridae Genus: Alaus Species: oculatus Profile: 2 positives 2 neutrals No negatives Regional... This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Costa Mesa, California Jacksonville, Florida Longwood, Florida Lutz, Florida Orlando, Florida (2 reports) Saint Petersburg, Florida Ainsworth, Iowa Thibodaux, Louisiana Valley Lee, Maryland Southwick, Massachusetts Barton City, Michigan Hastings, Michigan Croton On Hudson, New York Ontario, New York Zirconia, North Carolina New Milford, Pennsylvania Pottsville, Pennsylvania Inman, South Carolina Saint Helena Island, South Carolina Walterboro, South Carolina Crossville, Tennessee South Padre Island, Texas Barboursville, Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Huntington, West Virginia Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Positive Calalily On Feb 21, 2008, Calalily from South Padre Island, TX (Zone 10a) wrote: The larvae of this beetle eat wood boring insects. This is a very good bug to have around. Neutral crimsontsavo On May 31, 2008, crimsontsavo from Crossville, TN (Zone 7a) wrote: I grew up making these bugs "click" and "pop". If you touch them they click really loudly and pop quite high into the air. Great fun! Well...for me that is... Positive horselover1x On Jun 22, 2008, horselover1x from Southwick, MA wrote: the bug is soo cool. i saw it in my dogs pen outside. i saw it decided to take a pic of it and find out what kind of bug it is. so i did. Neutral TexasPuddyPrint On Apr 18, 2009, TexasPuddyPrint from Edinburg, TX wrote: Interesting looking beetle. Saw four on a tepeguaje (Leucaena lveruienta) lead tree. Thought they were alaus oculatus but our Texas entomologist identified them as alaus lusciosus. So am modifying my comment. I have created a new bug file for them. ~ Cat

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