How to Identify Lycidae

Lycidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Coleoptera, class Insecta. The family contains 27 accepted species worldwide.

Key Identification Features

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Representative Lycidae Species

How to identify Porrostoma rufipenne

Porrostoma rufipenne

Porrostoma rufipenne

Porrostoma rufipenne is a medium-sized brightly colored beetle found in Australi…

How to identify Lycus sanguineus Gorham, 1884

Lycus sanguineus Gorham, 1884

Lycus sanguineus Gorham, 1884

Lycus sanguineus, the bloody net-winged beetle, is a Lycidae net-winged beetle s…

How to identify Benibotarus alternatus (Fairmaire, 1857)

Benibotarus alternatus (Fairmaire, 1857)

Benibotarus alternatus (Fairmaire, 1857)

Gomezzuritus alternatus is a lycid beetle species found in parts of southwestern…

How to identify Lycus sanguinipennis Say, 1823

Lycus sanguinipennis Say, 1823

Lycus sanguinipennis Say, 1823

Lycus sanguinipennis is a North American net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae…

How to identify Lycus fernandezi Dugés, 1878

Lycus fernandezi Dugés, 1878

Lycus fernandezi Dugés, 1878

Lycus fernandezi is a net-winged beetle of the Lycidae family found in North Ame…

How to identify Lygistopterus sanguineus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lygistopterus sanguineus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lygistopterus sanguineus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lygistopterus sanguineus is a distinctive beetle found in Europe, North Africa a…

How to identify Pyropterus nigroruber (De Geer, 1774)

Pyropterus nigroruber (De Geer, 1774)

Pyropterus nigroruber (De Geer, 1774)

Pyropterus nigroruber is a small net-winged beetle found across Europe and the e…

How to identify Leptoceletes basalis (LeConte, 1847)

Leptoceletes basalis (LeConte, 1847)

Leptoceletes basalis (LeConte, 1847)

Leptoceletes basalis is a net-winged beetle species in the Lycidae family that i…

How to identify Platerodrilus ngi Masek & Bocak, 2014

Platerodrilus ngi Masek & Bocak, 2014

Platerodrilus ngi Masek & Bocak, 2014

Platerodrilus ngi is a species of trilobite net-winged beetle first described in…

How to identify Dictyoptera simplicipes Mannerheim, 1843

Dictyoptera simplicipes Mannerheim, 1843

Dictyoptera simplicipes Mannerheim, 1843

Dictyoptera simplicipes is a North American net-winged beetle species in the fam…

How to identify Porrostoma rhipidium

Porrostoma rhipidium

Porrostoma rhipidium

Porrostoma rhipidius is a widely Australian species of net-winged beetle, whose …

How to identify Caenia dimidiata (Fabricius, 1801)

Caenia dimidiata (Fabricius, 1801)

Caenia dimidiata (Fabricius, 1801)

Caenia dimidiata is a net-winged beetle species in the Lycidae family found in N…

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you identify Lycidae?

Lycidae animals belong to the Coleoptera order in the Animalia kingdom. A distinctive trunk-like protuberance on its head is not present in any other Central European species of its family. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.

What are the key characteristics of Lycidae?

Lycidae is classified in the order Coleoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. ngi can be identified by its dark red coloration on the pronotum and the humeral two thirds of its elytra, which distinguishes it from P.

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