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Pill Beetle - Cytilus alternatus
Copyright © 2018 Stephen Luk

Pill Beetle - Cytilus alternatus
Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada
July 3, 2018
Size: 5.6 mm
The mature larva burrowed into the soil beneath the moss and excavated a chamber in which it eventually pupated. The food plant was the moss Funaria hygrometrica.

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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 17 July, 2018 - 8:44pm

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