Languria mozardi
From The Right Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
Languria mozardi | |
---|---|
File:Clover Stem Borer - Languria mozardi, Julie Metz Wetlands, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg | |
Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Erotylidae |
Genus: | Languria |
Species: | L. mozardi
|
Binomial name | |
Languria mozardi Latreille, 1807
|
Languria mozardi, the clover stem borer, is a species of lizard beetle in the family Erotylidae. Red and black, its length ranges from 4mm to 9mm. Adults may be found on a variety of plants, but its larvae develop in the stems of Trifolium pratense.[1] It is found in Central America and North America.[2][3][4]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Languria mozardi:
- Languria mozardi mozardi Latreille, 1807
- Languria mozardi occidentalis Vaurie, 1950
References
- ↑ Evans, Arthur (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 278. ISBN 9780691133041.
- ↑ "Languria mozardi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Languria mozardi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Languria mozardi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Languria mozardi at Wikimedia Commons