Bug FAQBeautiful Pleasing Fungus Beetle
Toramus pulchellus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Erotylidae
The beautiful pleasing fungus beetle is only about 1.3 mm to 1.6 mm long. Its body ranges from yellow-brown to dark colors. It lives in North America and feeds mainly on zygote fungi, which other pleasing fungus beetles usually avoid.
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How to recognize it
The beetle’s coloration varies from yellow-brown to dark shades.
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Size
Adults measure between 1.3 mm and 1.6 mm in length.
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What it eats
It primarily eats zygote fungi, a food source avoided by many related beetles.
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Where it comes from
It is found across North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 23 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Illinois.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What does the beautiful pleasing fungus beetle eat?
It mainly feeds on zygote fungi.
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Same family (Erotylidae)
Blue Fungus BeetleGibbifer californicus
Pleasing Fungus BeetleMegalodacne heros
Red-banded Fungus BeetleMegalodacne fasciata
Four-spotted Fungus BeetleIschyrus quadripunctatus
Clover Stem BorerLanguria mozardiDamages trees, gardens or crops
Slender Lizard BeetleAcropteroxys gracilisDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toramus_pulchellus
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