Comments for large brown insect wtih black eyes on back ( Eyed Elater, Eastern Eyed Click Beetle)
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large brown insect wtih black eyes on back ( Eyed Elater, Eastern Eyed Click Beetle)

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thank you
by: james

glad to know what it is
Eyed Elater, Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
by: Moni

James
That is a large click beetle called the Eyed Elater or Eyed Click beetle. The large eye like spots make it very easy to identify. The adults do come to lights, esp in the spring and early summer.
These are found in woodlands. The adults may feed on some nectar. The larvae are predatory in decaying wood, eating grubs of wood-boring beetles like (Cerambycidae or longhorn beetles).
Neat large beetles to find!

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