Lygistopterus sanguineus

Lygistopterus sanguineus

Lygistopterus sanguineus is Net-winged Beetle (family Lycidae) commonly found in large parts of Europe and Asia.
Lygistopterus sanguineus (Linnaeus, 1758) 10 mm long, behind rotten oak bark France,Geotagged,Lycidae,Lygistopterus sanguineus,Spring

Appearance

The elytra do not have the coarse net-structure found in most Lycidae, the pronotum is the same reddish colour of the elytra but has a black band centrally. The head is black and conspicuously long, somewhat like a weevil.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyLycidae
GenusLygistopterus
SpeciesLygistopterus sanguineus