Eyed Click Beetle Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)    Synonyms: Eastern Eyed Click Beetle, Elater oculatus, Eyed Elater.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Elateridae   >   Genus Alaus   

Status:

Widespread in the eastern U.S. in deciduous and mixed woods.

Description:

Compare similar Blind Click Beetle.

Relationships:

Larvae prey upon other beetle larvae, including longhorn beetles, in rotting wood.

There are 548 records in the project database.

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An Eyed Click Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/9/2016). Photo by Rob Holtz. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/10/2021). (c) timboucher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by timboucher via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2015). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/27/2017). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/1/2013). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (5/19/2014). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/8/2018). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/26/2021). Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle (close-up) in Howard Co., Maryland (5/28/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) romainclem, all rights reserved. Photo by romainclem via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/27/2020). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/27/2010). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/18/2014). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Harford Co., Maryland (6/24/2017). Photo by John Rinker. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). Photo by Barbara Speckart. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/14/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Charles Co., Maryland (5/24/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2011). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/1/2018). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/27/2010). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/7/2014). First record for Baltimore County for the project. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (5/23/2019). (c) hcheuvro15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by hcheuvro15 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/8/2021). (c) yelirmail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by yelirmail via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/16/2020). (c) Izabella Farr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Izabella Farr via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/16/2020). (c) Izabella Farr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Izabella Farr via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/5/2021). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle collected in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/23/1984). Photo by Frank Guarnieri. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/16/2015). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/21/2023). (c) hermitthrush24, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by hermitthrush24 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/31/2023). (c) nalogi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by nalogi via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/13/2013). Photo by Michael Patterson. (MBP list)

An Eyed Click Beetle in Kent Co., Maryland (6/30/2014). Photo by Matt Redman. (MBP list)

Eyed Click Beetle in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/29/2017). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)


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