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Phacophallus pallidipennis
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Copyright © 2015
Salvador Vitanza
Staphylinidae -
Phacophallus pallidipennis
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
November 25, 2015
Size: 5 mm
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Contributed by
Salvador Vitanza
on 26 November, 2015 - 12:56am
Last updated 2 March, 2017 - 3:33pm
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v belov
, 2 March, 2017 - 3:33pm
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This is Phacophallus tricolor
This is Phacophallus tricolor, an introduced species,
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Adam Brunke
, 2 December, 2015 - 8:21am
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Thank you Adam!
This is great! I looked online for this species, but other than checklists and reports listing this bug, I couldn't find much. Do you have additional info for this species?
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Salvador Vitanza
, 2 December, 2015 - 11:57am
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It's been introduced accident
It's been introduced accidentally to North America from the Old World and here it tends to only live in places near people (compost, on farms etc). It is also distinctly warm loving so it hasn't spread into Canada, for example, unlike the other species of Phacophallus.
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Adam Brunke
, 2 December, 2015 - 2:41pm
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Blaine Mathison
, 26 November, 2015 - 4:32am
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Thank you!
thank you Blaine for your kind help
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Salvador Vitanza
, 26 November, 2015 - 8:19am
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