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fungus beetle - Dacne californica
Copyright © 2007 Joyce Gross

fungus beetle - Dacne californica
Knowland Park, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
January 13, 2007
Size: 2.8mm
Found inside a damp, fungus-ridden, rotting log.
Looks similar to Dacne californica on this page.

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fungus beetle - Dacne californica fungus beetle - Dacne californica
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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 14 January, 2007 - 2:03am
Last updated 22 January, 2007 - 2:05am

Dacne californica
The Essig collection has 4 Dacne californica specimens, which look like mine, all from the Oakland hills.

The Field Guide to Beetles of CA says there are four species of Dacne in CA but I have no information on the three other species.

Here is a satellite image of where this beetle was.
… Joyce Gross, 22 January, 2007 - 2:14am login or register to post comments

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