Eastern Eyed Click Beetle

Natural Habitat

Deciduous and mixed forests; often found near rotting logs or dead wood where larvae develop.

Diet & Feeding

Adults likely feed on nectar or plant juices; larvae (wireworms) are predatory, eating the larvae of other wood-boring insects.

Behavior Patterns

Features large false 'eyes' on its thorax to deter predators. It possesses a click mechanism between its prothorax and mesothorax that allows it to launch itself into the air to escape threats or flip over if landed on its back.

Risks & Benefits

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

Identified on: 4/22/2026