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Oxyporus lateralis A rove beetle hanging out on the fertile surface of a mushroom on a forested trail. Geotagged,Oxyporus lateralis,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Oxyporus lateralis

A rove beetle hanging out on the fertile surface of a mushroom on a forested trail.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    It even matches the mushroom :) Posted 5 years ago
  2. View Pudding4brains's profile
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    Nice! :o) Do you mushroom gals have any idea of the mushroom species it is on? The larvae tunnel in a few species of mushrooms, so this may well be the "host" that the beetle is on ...
    https://www.jstor.org/stable/4007895?seq=1     Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
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      Arp, the specimen was pretty old/rotted so I didn't pay too much attention to its remaining features (I haven't been taking many photographs lately due to some recent traumatic events). I may go back and take a second look at my photos. It could be in the family Strophariaceae? Posted 5 years ago
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        Hi Lisa, not the place to discuss, but very sorry to hear you've had a bad time :-/ Hope you were/are able to get on top of things again and wish you all the best with that - truly.
        As for the mushroom, the article I linked mentions some Pholiota sp. as a host (which is a Strophariaceae), but also some species from different families (Pleurotaceae, Physalacriaceae) so it would seem the beetle isn't too picky(?)         Posted 5 years ago

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The Oxyporus lateralis

A beetle in the Staphylinidae (Rove beetle) family).

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Mar 4, 2020. Captured Feb 16, 2020 13:59 in 1516 Carns Mill Rd, Talking Rock, GA 30175, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/32.0
  • 1/21s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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