Soldier beetle (Cantharidae: genus Podabrus) with aphid prey (Aphidae: genus Uroleucon) on a sunflower plant in Iowa.
Golden Tortoise Beetle, Charidotella sexpunctata, from Iowa.
Ladybird beetle (family Coccinellidae, subfamily Coccinellinae) with aphid prey in Iowa. Many species of ladybird beetles are ferocious predators of aphids and other herbivorous insects as both larvae and adults.
