Bug FAQArizona Net-winged Beetle
Lycus arizonensis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Lycidae
The Arizona net-winged beetle is amber in color with black-tipped wing covers (elytra). Females are slightly larger than the males. It lives in the southwestern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It has an amber body and black tips on its elytra.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Males are a little smaller than females.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
This beetle is typically found in the southwestern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is the southwestern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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More photos
Same family (Lycidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycus_arizonensis
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