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Pleasing fungus beetle

Megalodacne heros

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Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago
Pleasing fungus beetle
Megalodacne heros Species Megalodacne heros - BugGuide.Net


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JVM
JVM 12 years ago

Thanks!

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Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

I found one of these a few weeks ago, they're very neat! They're nocturnal beetles which feed on fungus (hence the name). We have two species in North America, which can be IDed based on the markings on their back.

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JVM
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JVM

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Jun 25, 2011
Submitted on Jun 25, 2011

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