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Endomychus biguttatus
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Copyright © 2012
Carmen Champagne
Handsome fungus beetle larvae -
Endomychus biguttatus
Just outside of Comer, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
March 2, 2012
These look like lampyrid larvae to me, but they're only a couple of millimeters long. On a small shelf fungus.
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Contributed by
Carmen Champagne
on 29 March, 2012 - 11:19pm
Last updated 30 March, 2012 - 1:45pm
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v belov
, 30 March, 2012 - 9:51am
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Endomychidae, i guess
will ask Dr Shockley to take a look
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v belov
, 29 March, 2012 - 11:56pm
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he did, and so pronounced:
"Just based on the fungus (
Schizophyllum commune
), I could tell you that it was
Endomychus biguttatus
. The pictures of the larvae just confirm it."
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v belov
, 30 March, 2012 - 9:53am
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Thank you so much, V.
All your help is most appreciated.
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Carmen Champagne
, 30 March, 2012 - 10:05am
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pleasure is all mine, Carmen:
what makes me happy is your consistent effort looking for interesting bugs where they hide, rather than simply shooting those in plain sight. your catch is well worth my time, and i don't hesitate bothering others for names, too.
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v belov
, 30 March, 2012 - 10:26am
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