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Could you help me identify?
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:14 pm
by spark.to.a.flame
Found this interesting insect
Google lens didn't help, so I desided to ask professionals
Re: Could you help me identify?
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:55 pm
by livingplanet3
Uncertain, but it appears to have some characteristics of a hemipteran insect of the subfamily Coreinae...
https://bugguide.net/node/view/506888
...however, the head seems more like that of a beetle of the family Cerambycidae -
https://bugguide.net/node/view/171
Re: Could you help me identify?
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:10 pm
by Trehopr1
Actually this appears to me to be a species of Spider Beetle (Ptinidae). Although, there are some 70 genera/600+ species they are quite small and are largely overlooked by even avid beetle. enthusiasts
Re: Could you help me identify?
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:38 pm
by spark.to.a.flame
Sadly, this is the best-quality photo I have of it. The bug is definitely small (the surface it sits on - is an iron fence). I was mesmerized by the size of its whiskers though, they looked massive
Thank you! It definitely looks a bit like Spider Beetle just in vibrant red and orange colors
Re: Could you help me identify?
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:41 pm
by livingplanet3
Trehopr1 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:10 pm
Actually this appears to me to be a species of Spider Beetle (Ptinidae). Although, there are some 70 genera/600+ species they are quite small and are largely overlooked by even avid beetle. enthusiasts
spark.to.a.flame wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:38 pm
Sadly, this is the best-quality photo I have of it. The bug is definitely small (the surface it sits on - is an iron fence). I was mesmerized by the size of its whiskers though, they looked massive Thank you! It definitely looks a bit like Spider Beetle just in vibrant red and orange colors
Oh - if it is very small, then yes, it could indeed be a spider beetle.