Summary ³

Byturidae, also known as Fruitworms is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. The larvae develop in fruits. Byturus unicolor affects species of Rubus and Geum, the larvae of Raspberry beetle raspberry plants.

SoCal Status ⁴

Only two Known Species per The California Beetle Database .
Byturus tomentosus
Xerasia grisescens

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Udo Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Byturus_tomentosus_(Geer,_1774).jpg
2. (c) Udo Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Byturus_ochraceus_(Scriba,_1790).jpg
3. Adapted by BJ Stacey from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byturidae
4. (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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