( Dascillus davidsoni )
(LeConte, 1859)
LOCATION DETAILS
RECOGNITION
BIOLOGY
HABITAT
CREDITS
Eddie Dunbar
REFERENCES
| Soft-Bodied Plant Beetle ( Dascillus davidsoni ) | |
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| IDENTIFICATION | |
| Identification: | Dascillus davidsoni (LeConte, 1859) |
| Common Name: | Soft-Bodied Plant Beetle |
| Life Stage: | A |
| PHYLOGENY | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Holometabola |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Dascillidae |
| Subfamily: | Dascillinae |
| Genus: | Dascillus |
| Taxon Code: | COL00074 |
| ITIS TSN#: | 113992 |
LOCATION DETAILS | |
| Location | |
| Lost Ridge Group Campground, Anthony Chabot Regional Park, EBRPD, 17600 Lake Chabot Road, Castro Valley, CA, Castro Valley | |
| County: | Alameda County |
| ECI Site#: | CAEB010108 |
| Park/Forest: | Anthony Chabot Park Regional Park, EBRPD |
RECOGNITION | |
| Specimens with scales intact have a grayish pubescence; otherwise, these beetles may appear brown or blackish. Wings: Grayish with darker transverse bands on the elytra. Antennae: Long; length is comparable to antennae of Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae); third antennomere (antennal joint) not being longer than the fourth. | |
| Body Length | |
| 12 mm | |
| Similar Taxa | |
| Dascillus_plumbeus | |
BIOLOGY | |
| Habitat | |
| These are fairly common beetles that appear on stems, leaves and other parts of plants, especially among grasses in the cooler parts of heavily wooded areas. | |
HABITAT | |
| These are fairly common beetles that appear on stems, leaves and other parts of plants, especially among grasses in the cooler parts of heavily wooded areas. | |
CREDITS | |
| Photographer Eddie Dunbar | |
REFERENCES | |
