Checkered Beetle (Family Cleridae)
Checkered Beetles live in a variety of habitats in North America (there are about 3,500 species worldwide). As a group they are small-ish, hairy, long and narrow, and brightly-patterned. CBs can be seen on flowers and in trees. Most species are meat eaters as both larvae and adults—the majority hunt on and under the bark of trees; some sit on flowers or sap flows and prey on visiting insects; still others consume insect eggs and a few are scavengers.