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Dusky Wireworm
Agriotes obscurus
27 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
Lined Click BeetleAgriotes lineatus
common brown click beetleAthous haemorrhoidalis
Mottled dingy-brown click beetleAgrypnus murinus
chequered click beetleProsternon tessellatum
Spitting Click BeetleAgriotes sputator
Agriotes pilosellus
Ectinus aterrimus
Agriotes brevis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,471 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 6,471 |
| Russia | 140 |
| Germany | 86 |
| United Kingdom | 69 |
| England | 54 |
| Finland | 50 |
| Denmark | 37 |
| Moscow Oblast | 34 |
| Bayern | 22 |
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 | Click Beetles · Elateridae |
| Genus | Agriotes |
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 Dusky Wireworm with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.