Checkered Beetle
Trichodes
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Slender, colorful beetle with striped or spotted blue and red elytra. Active predator of wood-boring beetles and other garden pests; found on flowers and dead wood in Bay Area.
Plants that support Checkered Beetle
3 plants
Chaparral Clarkia
Clarkia affinis
annual
Predatory beetles forage on plant foliage for aphids and small arthropods during flowering period
Bay Area native
Ruby Chalice Clarkia
Clarkia rubicunda
annual
Pollen consumption during foraging
Bay Area native