Banded Net-wing
Calopteron reticulatum (Fabricius, 1775)
Banded Net-wing: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/10419
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Banded Net-winged Beetle 
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BugGuide, 2015: In C. discrepans, the upper transverse black band tends to be broad all the way to the edges, whereas in C. reticulatum, it tends either to taper at the edges or be narrow its entire length. This trait is not diagnostic, but may be helpful. In C. discrepans, the sutural extension of the median black band (running lengthwise up the center at the top of the wing) flares out basally, being widest at the scutellum, whereas in reticulatum, its borders (when it is present) run parallel. The metasternum is entirely black in discrepans, partly reddish in reticulatum. Second antennal segment black in discrepans, rusty in reticulatum. Underside of antennae usually black in discrepans, some segments rusty in reticulatum.

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Calopteron reticulatum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Lycidae
Genus: Calopteron
Species:
C. reticulatum
Binomial name
Calopteron reticulatum
(Fabricius, 1775)

Calopteron reticulatum, also known as the reticulated net-winged beetle,[1] is a species of net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae. It is also known as the banded net-winged beetle,[2] though that name is also used for the closely related and similarly banded Calopteron discrepans.[3] It is found in North America.[4][5][6] Adults are active during the day, and lay their eggs on dead/decaying trees. The species also pupates in dead trees. Larva hunt in leaf litter, eating other small arthropods.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Reticulated Netwinged Beetle". Insect Identification. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ Haag, Rya. "Calopteron reticulatum". UWL Department of Biology. University of Wisconsin La Crosse. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  3. ^ Hall, Donald W.; Branham, Marc A. (2007). "Calopteron discrepans (Newman)". UFL Featured Creatures. University of Florida. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  4. ^ "Calopteron reticulatum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. ^ "Calopteron reticulatum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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