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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Cucujid series » Shining Flower Beetles (Phalacridae) » Stilbus-group » Stilbus » Stilbus apicalis
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Larger LRB - Stilbus apicalis
Copyright © 2010 Jerry Wilson

Larger LRB - Stilbus apicalis
Elkland, Missouri, Dallas County, Missouri, USA
August 28, 2010
Size: 2.4 mm
Several of these visited the MV light this weekend.

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Contributed by Jerry Wilson on 29 August, 2010 - 6:30pm
Last updated 8 May, 2012 - 11:45am

Moved
Moved from Shining Flower Beetles.
… v belov, 10 February, 2011 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

Stilbus apicalis
Members of this genus are not usually found on flowers, but often occur and among dry grass stalks. They may also arrive in huge numbers at blacklights.
… Matthew L. Gimmel, 13 September, 2010 - 9:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Identity of LRB's
Thanks, Matthew. I have always eyed my Phalacrids suspiciously - at least one is identified to species!
… Jerry Wilson, 14 September, 2010 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

Phalacridae rather...
These are normally found on flowers.
… Tim Loh, 30 August, 2010 - 1:31am login or register to post comments

 
Phalacridae
OK, I feel better -- I was afraid I'd sent in the same beetle, a wee bit different in size.
… Jerry Wilson, 30 August, 2010 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

Cercyon again?
Oops. I think this is Cercyon again - if so, very sorry. These little guys are so difficult to discern. I'm rooting through my "unidentified" to match them against what I'm learning on Bugguide.net.
… Jerry Wilson, 29 August, 2010 - 8:34pm login or register to post comments

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