Eyed Click Beetle (or Eastern Eyed Click Beetle)

Natural Habitat

Deciduous forests, woodlands, and areas with rotting logs or stumps across North and Central America.

Diet & Feeding

Adults likely feed on nectar or plant juices. Larvae (wireworms) are predatory, feeding on the larvae of wood-boring insects found in decaying wood.

Behavior Patterns

Characterized by two large, fake 'eyespots' on the pronotum used to deter predators. They possess a unique hinge mechanism between the thorax and abdomen that allows them to snap and launch themselves into the air with a clicking sound if flipped on their back.

Risks & Benefits

Harmless to humans as they do not bite or sting. They are beneficial to the ecosystem because their larvae help control the populations of wood-boring pests.

Identified on: 3/21/2026