Bug FAQStored Grain Fungus Beetle
Litargus balteatus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Mycetophagidae
Also called: Stored grain hairy fungus beetle
Litargus balteatus occurs in North America, Europe, Oceania and temperate parts of Asia. Its presence is recorded across these four major regions.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Specimens have been identified in North America, Europe, Oceania and temperate Asia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The species lives in North America, Europe, Oceania and temperate Asia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America, Europe, Oceania and temperate Asia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 26 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where is Litargus balteatus found?
It is found in North America, Europe, Oceania and temperate parts of Asia.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Mycetophagidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litargus_balteatus
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