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Mycetophagidae - Mycetophagus punctatus

100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
July 26, 2010

I didn't get a closer photo because (without thinking) I "saw" a picnic beetle.
Photographed at night on a shelf fungus.

Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 10 September, 2010 - 9:11pm
Last updated 28 February, 2013 - 9:17am

The slug....

The slug is a native species to Eastern North America. It is a species of Philomycus. Species can be difficult to get these down to but I would suspect from the strong orange pigment along the foot fringe which I would assume also would be on the sole, that this is likely Philomycus togatus. Philomycus meaning friend of fungi or fungus loving.

… Jason M. Crockwell, 12 March, 2016 - 8:46pm

Moved

Moved from Beetles.

… MJ Hatfield, 10 September, 2010 - 9:28pm

your ID looks correct

interesting behavioral observation. Worth keeping for the Guide.

… Blaine Mathison, 10 September, 2010 - 9:23pm

Thanks..

and I have to keep it posted because there are none from Iowa.

… MJ Hatfield, 10 September, 2010 - 9:29pm

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