Neopyrochroa flabellata (Fabricius, 1787) is a animal in the Pyrochroidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Neopyrochroa flabellata (Fabricius, 1787)
Neopyrochroa flabellata is a fire-coloured beetle species found in the eastern United States with distinct larval and adult feeding traits.
Neopyrochroa flabellata (Fabricius, 1787) is a species of fire-coloured beetle that belongs to the genus Neopyrochroa. This species is distributed across the eastern United States. The larvae of Neopyrochroa flabellata inhabit dead wood. Instead of preying on other organisms or consuming the dead wood they live in, the larvae feed on fungus. Adults of this species feed rarely, but it is known that they are attracted to cantharidin.
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Neopyrochroa femoralis (LeConte, 1855)
Dendroides canadensis Latreille, 1810
Pyrochroa coccinea (Linnaeus, 1761)
Pedilus lugubris (Say, 1826)
Pedilus terminalis (Say, 1826)
Pyrochroa serraticornis (Scopoli, 1763)
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