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end band net-winged beetle |
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Calopteron terminale |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Coleoptera (beetles) |
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Suborder: |
Polyphaga (water, rove, scarab, longhorn, leaf and snout beetles) |
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Infraorder: |
Elateriformia |
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Superfamily: |
Elateroidea (click, firefly and soldier beetles) |
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Family: |
Lycidae (net-winged beetles) |
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Subfamily: |
Lycinae |
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| Flight/Season | August to September |
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| Habitat | Deciduous forests |
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| Identification | This is a large, colorful, Net-winged Beetle usually found resting on vegetation in moist woods. The body is The hardened forewings (elytra) have pronounced longitudinal ridges and a network of less distinct cross ridges. They are broadest toward the rear and extend beyond the body. The lower half of the wing (near the head) is yellow-orange, the upper half, the “band”, is blue-black. They do not have a median black band. When viewed from the side the elytra are wavy and there is a depression just below the terminal black band. The pronotum covers most of the head. It has yellow-orange markings on the sides. The antennae are long, thick, and saw-toothed. The eyes protrude. |
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| Larval Food | Small insects and mites |
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| Adult Food | Juices of decaying vegetable matter. |
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| Life Cycle | Females deposit eggs on dead or dying trees. |
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| Common Names |
end band net-wing beetle end band net-winged beetle end-band net-winged beetle |
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