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Bloody Net -wined beetle

Lycus sp.

Description:

small bug about 1.5 cm in length and with branched antennas

5 Comments

MichaelGeiser
MichaelGeiser 10 years ago

Lycidae (net-winged beetles) is the correct family. I don't know which genus it belongs to, but definitely not Lycus. Must be one of the other genera.

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

Thanks for the ID Adi.....

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

Thank you Jolly.......

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

I am pretty sure it's a netwinged beetle..Exact species may be Lycus Sanguineus...
http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/04......

Bhagya Herath
Spotted by
Bhagya Herath

Kandy CP, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Nov 17, 2013
Submitted on Nov 23, 2013

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