Biology:Languria mozardi

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Short description: Species of beetle

Languria mozardi
Clover Stem Borer - Languria mozardi, Julie Metz Wetlands, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Erotylidae
Genus: Languria
Species:
L. mozardi
Binomial name
Languria mozardi
Latreille, 1807

Languria mozardi, the clover stem borer, is a species of lizard beetle in the family Erotylidae. Red and black, its length ranges from 4mm to 9mm. Adults may be found on a variety of plants, but its larvae develop in the stems of Trifolium pratense.[1] It is found in Central America and North America.[2][3][4]

Clover stem borer, Languria mozardi
Clover stem borer, Languria mozardi

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Languria mozardi:

  • Languria mozardi mozardi Latreille, 1807
  • Languria mozardi occidentalis Vaurie, 1950

References

  1. Evans, Arthur (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. pp. 278. ISBN 9780691133041. 
  2. "Languria mozardi Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114320. Retrieved 2019-09-24. 
  3. "Languria mozardi". https://www.gbif.org/species/1043802. Retrieved 2019-09-24. 

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14928501 entry