Mycetophagus flexuosus Say, 1826 is a animal in the Mycetophagidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mycetophagus flexuosus Say, 1826

Mycetophagus flexuosus Say, 1826

Mycetophagus flexuosus is a hairy fungus beetle species from North America that grows on three recorded host fungi.

Genus
Mycetophagus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Mycetophagus flexuosus Say, 1826

Mycetophagus flexuosus Say, 1826 is a species of hairy fungus beetle that belongs to the family Mycetophagidae. This species is found in North America. Its recorded host fungi are Pleurotus ostreatus, Trametes versicolor, and Piptoporus betulinus.

Photo: (c) François Génier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by François Génier · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Mycetophagidae Mycetophagus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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