
	Description
	End band net-winged beetle is a medium sized, colorful, net-winged beetle. It is usually found resting on vegetation in moist woods. The body is 5 ⁄16″ to ⅝″ long. Males are smaller than females. The antennae are black, long, thick, and saw-toothed. The eyes protrude. The exoskeletal plate covering the thorax (pronotum) covers most of the head. It has yellow-orange markings on the sides. The hardened forewings (elytra) are broadest toward the rear and extend beyond the body. The basal half of the wing (near the head) is yellowish-orange, the lower half, the “band”, is bluish-black. There is sometimes also a median black band. When present, it is narrow compared to other net-winged beetles. When viewed from the side the elytra are wavy, with a depression just before the terminal black band. They have pronounced longitudinal ridges and a network of less distinct cross ridges. All of the ridges are equal in height.

	Size
	Total length: 5 ⁄16″ to ⅝″

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	Habitat
	Deciduous forests


	Biology
	Season
	August to September

	Behavior


	Life Cycle
	Females deposit eggs on dead or dying trees.

	Larva Food
	Small insects and mites

	Adult Food
	Juices of decaying vegetable matter.


	Taxonomy
	Order	Coleoptera (beetles)
	Suborder	Polyphaga (water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
	Infraorder	Elateriformia
	Superfamily	Elateroidea (click, firefly and soldier beetles)
	Family	Lycidae (net-winged beetles)
	Subfamily	Lycinae
	Tribe	Calopterini
	Genus	Calopteron

	Synonyms


	Common Names
	end band net-wing beetle end band net-winged beetle end-band net-winged beetle

Glossary

Elytra

The hardened or leathery forewings of beetles used to protect the fragile hindwings, which are used for flying. Singular: elytron.

Pronotum

The exoskeletal plate on the upper side of the first segment of the thorax of an insect.


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	Jeremy Smith

	I am in Mississippi and found this specimen. Looked it up and appears to be native to you all. Is this an end banded net winged beetle?


	Dave Mathews




	Luciearl

	Net-winged beetle Found in my woods. I learn something new every time I go there.



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	Net-winged beetle, Calopteron terminale MJBugs

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Jeremy Smith 10/6/2020	Location: Mississippi



Dave Mathews 8/30/2020	Location: Anoka County



Luciearl 7/26/2018	Location: Fairview Township Found in my woods. I learn something new every time I go there.



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