Isomira sericea

Isomira sericea

Isomira sericea is a comb-clawed beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.
Beetle - Isomira sericea TL: ~ 5 mm. Elongate oval shape; brownish elytra with short, yellowish pubescence.

Habitat: Bog
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Appearance

Elongate-oval. Pale brownish-yellow throughout, feebly shining; clothed with tine, dense and short pubescence. Antennae two-thirds as long as body, the third and fourth joints equal. Thorax one-half wider than long, sides straight and parallel to middle, thence rounded to apex, which is truncate and one-half the width of base; surface, as well as that of elytra, densely and finely punctured. Elytra with two or three feebly impressed striae near the suture, these more strongly marked near apex.
Beetle - Isomira sericea TL: ~ 5 mm. Elongate; brownish elytra with pubescence.

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Distribution

Eastern United States to Oklahoma.
Beetle - Isomira sericea TL: ~ 5 mm. Elongate oval shape; brownish elytra with short, yellowish pubescence.

Habitat: Bog
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Food

Found on flowers, presumably takes pollen and/or nectar.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyTenebrionidae
GenusIsomira
SpeciesIsomira sericea