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Pleasing Fungus Beetle

Episcapha quadrimacula

Description:

Length: ~0.9cm
Season : Summer season
Time : 11:20pm 05May2022
Frequency : Very Rare
Life stage : Adult

Notes:

Looks like some species of Pleasing fungus beetle (Family Erotylidae). Based on the pattern, some of the matching genera are : Episcapha, Megalodacne and Mimodacne etc.
Nearest matches got through Google image search :
Episcapha quadrimacula - https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id957917/... and https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickadel/2...
Megalodacne fasciata - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaloda...
Megalodacne heros - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaloda...

1 Species ID Suggestions

thewndrr
thewndrr a year ago
Fungus Beetle
Episcapha quadrimacula Episcapha quadrimacula · iNaturalist


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4 Comments

m.prasad.369
m.prasad.369 a year ago

It's okay! I'm fine with it. I will update the ID with E.quadrimacula. Thank you for the ID suggestion! :)

thewndrr
thewndrr a year ago

m.prasad.369 if you're not sure about the species I suggested, then maybe wait until an expert takes a look at it. I've been wrong before about species as well as genus, but for me it's remarkable similar to E. quadrimacula.

m.prasad.369
m.prasad.369 a year ago

thewndrr, Thank you for the comment! :) Even Megalodacne has Asian species. Google image search, based on pattern, brings up genera - Episcapha, Megalodacne and Mimodacne. Above species list is given as an example but not full list; sorry for the confusion. I updated Notes accordingly. BTW, if you are sure that this is E.quadrimacula, we will go with it. Thanks

thewndrr
thewndrr a year ago

Episcapha quadrimacula is most likely the right one due to the fact that the Megalodacne fasciata and Megalodacne heros is both in America.

m.prasad.369
Spotted by
m.prasad.369

Punganur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Spotted on May 5, 2022
Submitted on Jul 8, 2022

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