Bug FAQKirsch's Pleasing Fungus Beetle
Pharaxonotha kirschii · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Erotylidae
Source: Wikipedia
Kirsch's Pleasing Fungus Beetle lives in forest litter from Texas and Louisiana down to Panama and has been moved to homes as a stored-food pest. It is native to Europe, northern Asia (except China), Central America and North America. In houses it can infest pantry items and other stored foods.
Source: Wikipedia
Is it a pest in the house?
It has been spread to homes as a pest of stored foods.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It also occurs in Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
How does this beetle get into my pantry?
It spreads to homes as a pest of stored foods.
Source: Wikipedia
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/Pharaxonotha_kirschii
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