Beetle larva? - Phengodes - BugGuide.Net

Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Glowworm Beetles (Phengodidae) » Phengodini » Phengodes

Photo#49497

Copyright © 2006 Machele White

Beetle larva? - Phengodes

Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida, USA
April 26, 2006
Size: 70mm

A Mockingbird was trying to get this, that is how I found it.

Contributed by Machele White on 26 April, 2006 - 8:33am
Last updated 2 March, 2012 - 1:15pm

Moved

Moved from Glowworm Beetles.

… v belov, 13 September, 2009 - 10:29pm

duplicate comment, deleted

.

… Jim McClarin, 26 April, 2006 - 6:20pm

This is a glowworm.

At that size, I'd say it's a GIANT glowworm. It could be an adult female. They look like larvae with a few minor differences. Only the males fly in this family, Phengodidae.

… Jim McClarin, 26 April, 2006 - 6:19pm

Thank you,

It was very large, and it actually stretched out to be even larger. I looked at it in my bathroom with the lights out, and kind of jiggled it around, and it deffinately glowed. Thank you again.

… Machele White, 27 April, 2006 - 5:47am

Ha!

I'm *always* looking at beetle larvae in my bathroom. That's where I keep my larval rearing containers and my bug photo studio.

… Jim McClarin, 27 April, 2006 - 5:32pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by: