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Genus Calopteron
Classification Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Elateroidea (Click, Firefly and Soldier Beetles)
Family Lycidae (Net-winged Beetles)
Genus Calopteron
Explanation of Names Author of genus is Guerin-Meneville, 1830. Calopteron is likely from calo Greek, beautiful, plus pteron Greek, wing. (Based on Internet searches.) Numbers Nearctica.com lists 3 species: megalopteron (syn. discrepans?), reticulatus, terminalis.
Arnett, p. 436, lists 5 spp. (1)Identification Large, boldly-marked net-winged beetles with broad, delicate elytra, flared out towards the rear. Range Eastern North America Habitat C. reticulatum found on goldenrods, etc. in late summer, also in woodlands. C. discrepans and terminale are woodland species. Season July-September (Minnesota)
North Carolina: C. terminale, August-October; C. reticulatum, June-September Food Larvae and adults predaceous, according to some references. Others state that adults take plant juices, nectar, and larvae prey on small insects and mites under bark. Life Cycle Eggs laid on bark of dead or injured trees. Larvae feed on other insects under bark and pupate there. Moths, such as Lycomorpha, mimic these (apparently distasteful) beetles. See Also Moths that apparently mimic these beetles:
Print References White, pp. 186-187, fig. 76 (2)
Borror and White, p. 163, plate 5--C. terminale (3)
Dillon, pp. 239-242, plate XXV, ill. terminale, reticulatum, discrepans (4)
Arnett, p. 436, fig. 24.107--C. retiuclatum (1)
Papp, p. 85, figs. 266-267, ill. C. terminale, reticulatum (5)
Arnett et al., p. 212, fig. 507--C. reticulatum (6)
Milne, p. 570, fig. 163--C. reticulatum (7)
Internet References North Carolina State University Entomology lists, for that state, with number pinned: recticulatum (90), terminale (59)
Beetles of Florida lists discrepans, reticulatum, terminale.
Biologia Centrali-Americana illustrates some neotropical species.
University of Florida - decription and photos of adults and larvae Works Cited | 3. | A Field Guide to Insects
By Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror, Roger Tory Peterson |  |
| 6. | How to Know the Beetles
By Ross H. Arnett, N. M. Downie, H. E. Jaques | |
Contributed by Cotinis on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm Additional contributions by Ted KropiewnickiLast updated 3 September, 2009 - 9:35pm |
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