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Species Pterotus obscuripennis

Feathered Antennae - Pterotus obscuripennis - male Pterotus obscuripennis Moth - Pterotus obscuripennis - male Possible Lampyridae larva? - Pterotus obscuripennis Glow worm? - Pterotus obscuripennis Unknown Small Beetle - Pterotus obscuripennis Pterotus obscuripennis? - Pterotus obscuripennis - male Lampyrid larva  - Pterotus obscuripennis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Elateroidea
Family Lampyridae (Fireflies)
Genus Pterotus
Species obscuripennis (Pterotus obscuripennis)
Explanation of Names
Pterotus obscuripennis LeConte 1859
Size
9.5-12.0 mm(1)
Range
WA-CA(1)
Habitat
chapparal, foothills(1)
Season
comes to lights in spring/early summer
Remarks
Does not produce light.
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Beetles of California
Arthur V. Evans and James N. Hogue. 2006. University of California Press.