Cedar Creek
Natural History Area
Insects of Cedar Creek
Order COLEOPTERA
Family ENDOMYCHIDAE
(Handsome Fungus Beetles)
(Table of Species)
Three uncommon Handsome Fungus Beetles (32 NA spp) collected at Cedar Creek are
Lycoperdina ferruginea
,
Phymaphora
pulchella
, and
Endomychus biguttatus
.
L. ferruginea
may feed on Puffballs in xeric old fields.
jhaar@lter.umn.edu
Last updated May, 2000
