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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Net-winged Beetles (Lycidae) » Erotinae » Lopheros » Lopheros fraternus
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tan plateback larva - Lopheros fraternus
Copyright © 2005 Jim McClarin

tan plateback larva - Lopheros fraternus
Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
May 18, 2005
Size: approx. 17 mm
This is the largest of four similar larvae I found under old pine log rounds.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 19 May, 2005 - 5:58am
Last updated 3 October, 2008 - 5:46am

Moved
Moved from Net-winged Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 3 October, 2008 - 5:46am login or register to post comments

Reminds us
of . Could it be the same?
… john and jane balaban, 20 May, 2005 - 6:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes!
I didn't recall seeing yours. I just found four more of these today. Hopefully at least one will pupate and mature.
… Jim McClarin, 20 May, 2005 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Tan Plateback
I just got one of these, today. What is it's class? Lep? Insect larva? Never seen one before.Dave P.
… Dave Pelletier, 23 May, 2005 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

 
beetle larva
It has similarities to Lightning beetle larvae and net-wing beetle larvae. I'm betting on netwing, but my hope it to find out by observing what these become.
… Jim McClarin, 24 May, 2005 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Tan Plateback
Please keep us informed about the larva. I didn't save my specimen (let it go). Any idea as to time frame until metamorphasis or emergence? Dave P.
… Dave Pelletier, 25 May, 2005 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Sure
I'll add any new info here, so you'll get an automatic E-mail letting you know when something develops.

I suspect (and hope)these are larvae that overwintered and will pupate soon.
… Jim McClarin, 25 May, 2005 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Larvae
Was ther anything more on the emergence? 11/11/05.
… Dave Pelletier, 11 November, 2005 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Ooops!!
Sorry Dave. No automatic E-mail since I didn't add a comment to this page.

Yes!! Just click on the other photos, which tell the emergence story in images. There is text there that also tells what happened.
… Jim McClarin, 12 November, 2005 - 5:14am login or register to post comments

 
Net-wings
That's great. The mystery is solved. Excellent project, Jim. You know, I never kept the larva I found, last summer, but we did have an overflow of Net-winged Beetles (black & orange variety). By overflow I mean more than used to seeing around here.
… Dave Pelletier, 12 November, 2005 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

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