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- Black Beetles Identification. Apart from their black color, you can identify black beetles by their hard shell, antennae, and pincers. Black beetles that invade homes tend to be smaller in size than the ones you may find crawling around your yard.
- Black Beetles in House (With Their Picture, Common Name, and Identifying Details) Let’s look in more detail as some of the most common black beetles you can find in your house.
- Black Carpet Beetles (Attagenus unicolor) Attagenus unicolor is the scientific name for the black carpet beetle. These tiny black beetle bugs belong to the family Dermestidae and their larvae can be a true household pest.
- Common Furniture Beetle (Anobium punctatum) As its name suggests, the common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum) can damage wooden structures and furniture.
Black beetle larvae are in some cases more harmful and damaging than the adult stages. For instance, if present, the black carpet beetle larvae can ruin the upholstery in your home. It usually damages household items containing keratin. However, the larvae might also attack fabrics made of plant material and synthetic fiber.
Rootworm larvae (c) live in the soil and feed on plant roots. Leaf beetle larvae (d), like that of the Colorado potato beetle, resemble caterpillars without fleshy abdominal legs. They feed exposed on foliage. Hairy carpet beetle larva (e) are scavengers that feed on plant and animal products.
- Bloody-nosed beetle. When & where: April-June. Widespread in south and central England, on grassland, heathland, and hedgerows. Often seen plodding across paths.
- Green tiger beetle. When & where: April-September. Across the UK on bare, sandy ground on heathland, grassland, dunes, and often brownfield sites. Description: A large (up to 15mm) and distinctive metallic green beetle with yellowish spots on the wing cases, purple-bronze legs, and large, prominent eyes.
- Devil's coach horse. When & where: April-October. Widespread in a variety of habitats, including gardens. Largely nocturnal, hiding under logs and stones during the day.
- Harlequin ladybird. When & where: March-November. An introduced species that's now common across the UK. Often tries to enter buildings in autumn, looking for somewhere to spend the winter.
Ground beetles and rove beetles typically; Lay eggs in the soil or in accumulations of organic matter; Have larvae which are elongate, relatively soft-bodied and have three pairs of legs near the head end; The head, thorax and usually some of the abdominal segments of larvae are often brown or black but the underside is creamy white
The beetles range in size from 2-4mm long and are often bronzy green or bluish black in colour. These leaf beetles include four similar looking species of Phratora and five species of Crepidodera. The larvae of most species are soft-bodied, black larvae that often feed together in clusters.
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Fast Facts. The Devil’s Coach-horse is the largest of the rove beetles and can reach a length of around 28mm. Typical to this family, the Devil’s Coach-horse is a long-bodied, uniformly black beetle with an extended exposed powerful abdomen with shortened wing cases (elytra). Although able to fly its wings are rarely used.
