#lycidae

[herpsandbirds]

Larva of the net-winged beetle - Macrolibnetis depressus, family Lycidae, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

photograph by Artur Tomaszek

[jupiterswasphouse]

[PHOTOS TAKEN: JUNE 29TH, 2024 | Image IDs: Three photos of a black and orange net-winged beetle on the end of a thin brown and grey log /End IDs.]

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

The world of entomology has been shaken by a recent discovery: a beetle without wings! Xenomorphon baranowskii is a small beetle found in Oaxaca, Mexico, is the only species of beetle where wings and their hard coverings (elytra) are absent in both males and females; among beetles, wings are particularly important for seeking out mates, so their absence in X. baranowskii is truly one of a kind.

(Image: A museum specimen of Xenomorphon baranowskii by Ferriera et al. 2023)

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[snototter]

A female trilobite beetle (Platerodrilus sp.) in Malaysia

by Anthony KeiC Wong

[onenicebugperday]

@have-a-good-mourning submitted: Sweet little one found in rural Appalachia a while back. Could this be a netwinged beetle?

Very fashionable! They are indeed a net-winged beetle - likely Calopteron terminale.

[razehider]

Benibotarus alternatus is a vividly red lycid with the family's trademark fun texture on its elytra. this is a fairly rare and seemingly red listed endemic species that i know almost nothing about, but something around here seems to enable a relatively healthy population of them, judging by how i consistently see a few every year. this one is getting its antennae rocked by the cursed spring winds

(April 4th, 2025)

[creatureimages]

lycid beetle and its belid weevil mimic!

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Can you do trilobite beetles, the aggregating anemone, shipworms, the chuckwalla, and the spotted cuscus? Thank you!

Good choices all around, I like the variety! I'll cue up the others :)

Have you seen a trilobite beetle (Genus: Platerodrilus)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onSep 27, 2024

The first image is of a female, the second is of a male. I recommend looking up pictures of what the face of the females look like, they're very cute.