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Golden Net-winged Beetle
Dictyoptera aurora
25 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
Lopheros rubens
Lygistopterus sanguineus
Golden Net-winged BeetleDictyoptera coccinata
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
Pyropterus nigroruber
Lycostomus similis
Platycis minutus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,052 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,042 |
| Canada | 106 |
| Germany | 87 |
| Finland | 69 |
| Austria | 53 |
| Russia | 44 |
| Ukraine | 27 |
| Bayern | 26 |
| Steiermark | 26 |
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 | Net-winged Beetles · Lycidae |
| Genus | Dictyoptera |
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 Golden Net-winged Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.