Summary ⁴

This intricately-sculpted beetle is a member of the ironclad beetle family (Zopheridae). Find it on shelf fungi or under bark nearby between May and September.

SnapIt notes ⁵

This beetle, as well as pleasing fungus beetles, may be an indicator or healthy, old forest and may be in need of conservation. We'd like to know where they live and what kind of forest habitat they like. Find out more in the Finding Phellopsis iNaturalist project.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Will Kuhn, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Will Kuhn
2. (c) kestrel360, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/8343980@N06/3228422212/
3. (c) Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter
4. Adapted by Will Kuhn from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phellopsis_obcordata
5. (c) Will Kuhn, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• BugGuide
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0

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