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Eastern Flat Passandrid

Catogenus rufus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 13, February 13, March 14, April 31, May 17, June 8, July 19, August 25, September 17, October 22, November 12, December 12.
United States835
Texas149
Canada130
Ontario107
Maryland65
Missouri64
New York61
Kansas61
Virginia50
Michigan30

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

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyParasitic Flat Bark Beetles · Passandridae
GenusCatogenus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Eastern Flat Passandrid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.