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Fan-shaped Fire-colored Beetle
Neopyrochroa flabellata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Thighed Fire-colored BeetleNeopyrochroa femoralis
Fay's Soldier BeetlePodabrus fayi
Tomentous Soldier BeetlePodabrus tomentosus
Downy Leather-winged BeetlePodabrus pruinosus
Rotund-collared Soldier BeetlePacificanthia rotundicollis
Master Blister BeetleLytta magister
Schaum's Longhorn BeetleStenocorus schaumii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,670 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 214 |
| Ontario | 200 |
| New York | 175 |
| Missouri | 150 |
| North Carolina | 138 |
| Kansas | 125 |
| West Virginia | 124 |
| Tennessee | 119 |
| Ohio | 112 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Fire-colored Beetles · Pyrochroidae |
| Genus | Neopyrochroa |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Fan-shaped Fire-colored Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.