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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Fire-Colored Beetles (Pyrochroidae) » Pyrochroinae » Neopyrochroa » Neopyrochroa femoralis
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Fire-Colored Beetle - Neopyrochroa femoralis - male
Copyright © 2004 Stephen_WV

Fire-Colored Beetle - Neopyrochroa femoralis - Male
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
April 22, 1985
Robin's nice photo of a female of this Family led me to dig out this old photograph from Virginia, depicting a male. The beetle was attracted to lights on April 23.

I believe this might be genus Dendroides; I would value others’ comments.

Want to see what a real artist can do with a Pyrochroidae?

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Detail of head of Fire-Colored Beetle - Neopyrochroa femoralis - male Fire-Colored Beetle - Neopyrochroa femoralis - male
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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 14 December, 2004 - 5:59pm
Last updated 14 June, 2007 - 7:12am

Neopyrochroa femoralis -
Yes, this is an adult male of N. femoralis; one of four species in the genus (endemic to NA with two eastern and two Californian species). The bicolored legs (black beyond the femora) were no doubt behind LeConte's name. The leg color and eastern locality confirm the species; the configuration of the paired pits between the eyes and degree of pectination of the antennae confirm the (male) sex. D. Young; Univ. Wisconsin; 27 Jan. 2008.
… Dr. Daniel K. Young, 27 January, 2008 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

Neopyrochroa femoralis
Working with Downie & Arnett, I believe this is N. femoralis. I'm posting a new view with ID comments:



--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 17 March, 2006 - 6:50am login or register to post comments

I think it's Neopyrochoa flab
I think it's Neopyrochoa flabellata.
… Jim McClarin, 24 April, 2005 - 1:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks, Jim!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 24 April, 2005 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

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