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I have these black beetle looking bugs in my garden that fly they have red eyes are they harmful?

I have these wierd looking black beetles in my garden some of them are sheding there wings. they are fairly small but there is alot of them. I need to find out if they are harmful to plants or if they are good insects.

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very harmful. i would do everything that i could to get rid of this bugs.
only to the flowers and veggys, sounds like a potato beetle or a jap, beetle. find a lowes or home depot,
I'm wondering if it's the "red--shouldered bug". Here's a description: "Jadera haemataloma -- Red-shouldered bug Red-shouldered bugs are not very big with a maximum length of five-eigths of an inch. However, the nymphs and adults can be very pretty and they are easy to care for. The adult in the photo is a slatey blue-gray with red eyes and red markings on the underside. Eggs hatch after three weeks and produce tiny, all-red babies. Nymphs and adults, feed on shelled pumpkin and sunflower seeds plus cracked corn."
could be japanese betles,if you have alot of holes in the leaves you need to treat w/ " seven" poder