Tumbling Flower Beetles (Mordellidae)

by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Beetles Page | Jeff's Miscellaneous Invertebrates Page | Jeff's Nature Pages

A couple of hundred species in North America. Most are small (half inch or less), feed on flowers and have "pointy butts". When disturbed, they often kick and tumble off their position.
tumbling flower beetle (Mordella sp.) tumbling flower beetle (Mordella sp.)
Weedy field near mixed woods, Orange Co., NC
18 June 2008

tumbling flower beetle (Mordella sp.) tumbling flower beetle (Mordella sp.)
Weedy field near mixed woods, Orange Co., NC
18 June 2008

tumbling flower beetle (Mordella sp.) tumbling flower beetle (Mordella sp.)
Weedy field near mixed woods, Orange Co., NC
18 June 2008

tumbling flower beetle (Mordella sp.) tumbling flower beetle (Mordella sp.)
Weedy field near mixed woods, Orange Co., NC
18 June 2008


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