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Net wing beetle (Family Lycidae)

calopteron discrepans

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Field Notes

Notes:

Adults eat nectar and honeydew. Larvae: Despite anecdotal reports of carnivory, most, if not all, feed on myxomycetes or metabolic products of fungi. (Thanks Noriet Alejandra).

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NoriethAlejandra
Adults eat nectar and honeydew. Larvae: Despite anecdotal reports of carnivory, most, if not all, feed on myxomycetes or metabolic products of fungi

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PublishedOctober 27, 2011

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