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little beetle on stinging nettle - Silis pallida
Copyright © 2010 Lynette Elliott

little beetle on stinging nettle - Silis pallida
Naches Trail Preserve, Pierce County, Washington, USA
June 5, 2010
Size: 8 mm
On stinging nettle.
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 9 June, 2010 - 9:29pm
Last updated 5 December, 2010 - 1:54pm

Moved VERY tentatively [must be the next-of-kin, actually]
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 9 June, 2010 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

 
when i first saw the thumbnal, my immed. reaction was, Pedilus
the picture proved i was wrong, but i still sent it to Daniel K. Young, the pyrochroid guy, & Director of UW Insect Research Collection (WIRC), just for fun. Here's his comment: "Yes, a very common thing in the field - I suspect mostly Mullerian mimicry as cantharids (and lycids in some parts of the world) are commonly distasteful ("repugnatorial glands") and Pedilus presumably has some sort of "cantharidin thing" going for it. Can also involve oedemerids (also Mullerian via cantharidin) and cerambycids (more likely Batesian), among others."

now i'm wondering where to put this useful info in the guide...
… v belov, 10 June, 2010 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

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