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Temnoscheila chlorodia

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Temnoscheila chlorodia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Trogossitidae
Genus: Temnoscheila
Species:
T. chlorodia
Binomial name
Temnoscheila chlorodia
(Mannerheim 1843)

Temnoscheila chlorodia, also called the green bark-gnawing beetle or green bark beetle, is a species of bark-gnawing beetle. It is found in North America west of the Great Plains.[1][2]

Description

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Adults are dark metallic green or blue and 9–20 mm in length. Larvae are pink or white with a dark head and thoracic shield and an anal plate with two spurs.[2]

Behavior

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Adults and larvae alike are predators that forage under the bark of dead trees. They can also be found in the nests of other wood-boring insects and in wood-decay fungus.[2] Adults are most abundant during late spring, with a second peak in late summer.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Temnoscheila chlorodia". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  2. ^ a b c Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 233. ISBN 9780520288744.
  3. ^ Fettig, Christopher J.; Dabney, Christopher P. (2006). "Relative and seasonal abundance of Temnochila chlorodia (Mannerheim) (Coleoptera: Trogossitidae) collected in western pine beetle pheromone-baited traps in northern California". Journal of Entomological Science. 41: 75-83. 41: 75–83.