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Lycus trabeatus

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The tailed net-winged beetle, Lycus trabeatus, is a beetle of the family Lycidae found across the eastern and southern Afrotropics and the Arabian Peninsula. Records come from Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa, where it lives in subtropical forests, savannahs and grasslands. Adults are about 22 to 31 millimetres long, with an orange-edged pronotum that has a black centre, mildly serrate black antennae, orange femora and black lower legs. The elytra are black at the base and on the apical lobes and vary in shape from widely expanded to slender. The insects are diurnal and aposematic. Adults feed on flowers and their nectar, while the larvae live under tree bark, in dead wood or in detritus, where they may live on fungi. Two subspecies are recognised, the nominate form and L. t. matojoi of the southern highlands of Tanzania.

Facts
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 1
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Child Taxon Of

Lycidae, Taxa
Source Lycus trabeatus (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
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Savanna, Biomes
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Found In

Botswana

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Source Lycus trabeatus (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Botswana
Quote, Range and habitat, Botswana
It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Lycus trabeatus (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, the DRC
Quote, Range and habitat, the DRC
It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
Eritrea

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Source Lycus trabeatus (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Eritrea
Quote, Range and habitat, Eritrea
It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
Ethiopia

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Source Lycus trabeatus (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Ethiopia
Quote, Range and habitat, Ethiopia
It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
Namibia

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Source Lycus trabeatus (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Namibia
Quote, Range and habitat, Namibia
It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
Oman

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Source Lycus trabeatus (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Oman
Quote, Range and habitat, Oman
It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
South Africa

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Source Lycus trabeatus (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, South Africa
Quote, Range and habitat, South Africa
It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
Tanzania

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Source Lycus trabeatus (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Tanzania
Quote, Range and habitat, Tanzania
It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
Sources
1. Lycus trabeatus (Wikipedia)
  • Range and habitat, Botswana
    It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
  • Range and habitat, Tanzania
    It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
  • Range and habitat, South Africa
    It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
  • Range and habitat, Namibia
    It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
  • Range and habitat, Ethiopia
    It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
  • Range and habitat, Eritrea
    It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
  • Range and habitat, Oman
    It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
  • Range and habitat, the DRC
    It is known to occur in Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia, Oman and South Africa.
  • Lead, activity
    They are diurnal, aposematic insects.
  • In Group: Beetles (Coleoptera), Lead
    is a species of beetle in the family Lycidae
  • Child Taxon Of: Lycidae, Lead
    is a species of beetle in the family Lycidae
  • In Biome: Savanna, Range and habitat
    It inhabits subtropical forests, savannahs and grasslands.
  • In Biome: Grassland, Range and habitat, grasslands
    It inhabits subtropical forests, savannahs and grasslands.
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