Vertical-lined Phyllobaenus

Phyllobaenus verticalis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Cleridae

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Vertical-lined Phyllobaenus
Photo: Gordon C. Snelling, CC BY

The vertical-lined Phyllobaenus lives in dead hardwood where its larvae hunt wood-boring beetles. It is native to North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Larvae are found in dead hardwood because they develop inside wood-boring beetles.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

The larvae prey on wood-boring beetles.

Source: Wikipedia

Life cycle

Larvae develop within wood-boring beetles.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

This species occurs in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 27 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Kansas, Illinois, Texas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, Wisconsin.

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

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Vertical-lined Phyllobaenus photo 2
Photo: Gordon C. Snelling, CC BY
Vertical-lined Phyllobaenus photo 3
Photo: Ilona, CC BY-SA
Vertical-lined Phyllobaenus photo 4
Photo: Emily Franzen, CC BY
Vertical-lined Phyllobaenus photo 5
Photo: Mark Richman, CC BY

Questions people ask

Where is this bug found?

It is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Cleridae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllobaenus_verticalis

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

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