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Bolitotherus cornutus
Males have a pair of horns (first picture) while females look similar, but without the horns (second picture).
The larvae of these beetles (third picture) feed inside Ganoderma sp. mushrooms.
Spotted on Aug 7, 2011
Submitted on Feb 9, 2014
4 Comments
Wonderful Tom! Great that you show the larva and both adults. That male is a treasure!
@venusflytrap, Hi. If you like Lichen Moths, please see these:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/217...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/264...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/280...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/161...
you're welcome tom. i'm always interested camo-bugs. e.g. lichen moths.
Thanks venusflytrap. The horns on these beetles are intriguing.
very interesting