Soft-winged Flower Beetle

Typically found on flowers and foliage in gardens, meadows, and deciduous forests; often enters homes in late winter or early spring.

Adults feed on pollen and nectar from flowers, as well as small soft-bodied insects like aphids; larvae are predacious and live in decaying wood or under bark.

They are active during the day and are strong fliers. They often overwinter in the crevices of buildings or under tree bark, emerging as temperatures rise.

Harmless to humans, pets, and structures. They are beneficial to the ecosystem as pollinators and natural pest controllers because they prey on other small insects.