Click Beetle

Natural Habitat

Found worldwide in varied environments including forests, fields, and gardens; often hiding in leaf litter or under bark during the day.

Diet & Feeding

Adults primarily eat nectar, pollen, and leaves; larvae (known as wireworms) feed on decaying vegetation or roots of living plants.

Behavior Patterns

Characterized by a unique 'clicking' mechanism where they use a thoracic peg to launch themselves into the air to right themselves if flipped or to escape predators. They are often nocturnal and attracted to lights.

Risks & Benefits

They pose no direct risk to humans; however, their larvae (wireworms) can be significant agricultural pests by damaging the roots of crops like potatoes and corn.

Identified on: 6/14/2026