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Bug - Phengodes
Copyright © 2008 Roger Rittmaster

Bug - Phengodes
Durham County, North Carolina, USA
October 12, 2008
Size: about 1.25 inches
This bug was crawling on the side of our house. I assume it is some type of larva. Does anyone recognize it?
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Contributed by Roger Rittmaster on 4 January, 2009 - 8:26am
Last updated 13 September, 2009 - 10:29pm

Moved
Moved from Glowworm Beetles.
… v belov, 13 September, 2009 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

Neat looking beetle larva!
I think it's a glowworm, family Phengodidae.
… Carmen Champagne, 4 January, 2009 - 12:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
Looks good to me. And I've seen adult glowworms around here.
… Roger Rittmaster, 4 January, 2009 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Adult females are larviform.
Remember that adult females of phengodids are larviform. I can't tell which this specimen is....
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 January, 2009 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

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