Languria sp. Lizard Beetle (Erotylidae), California
photo details: Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon D60
ISO 100, f/13, 1/200 sec, flash diffused through tracing paper
Friday Beetle Blogging: Languria Lizard Beetle
October 10, 2008 by myrmecos
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Not sure which species this one is, but Languria bicolor is famous for chewing lots of little holes (at night, thus mysteriously to most people) in the leaves of Arnoglossum spp. (Asteraceae: tribe Senecioneae). Several interesting species of this genus inhabit better quality natural community remnants in eastern US.