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Insect - Phengodes
Copyright © 2009 randy newman

Insect - Phengodes
Goose Creek State Park, Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA
July 16, 2009
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Contributed by randy newman on 17 July, 2009 - 6:42pm
Last updated 9 August, 2009 - 10:51am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Beatriz Moisset, 9 August, 2009 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

This is a larva of Phengodes
This is a larva of Phengodes sp, prob nigromaculata. There is no taxonomy for them so without verification by rearing, it can't be identified with certainty
… joeCicero, 23 July, 2009 - 9:02pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a phengodid beetle, the females are grub like--
and called "glow worms". See here:
http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/beetles/phengodidae02.htm
… Skip Blanchard, 17 July, 2009 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

some kind of beetle larva
I have no idea which one though. That's really cool looking!
… Andrew Williams, 17 July, 2009 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

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