Languria mozardi explained

Languria mozardi, the clover stem borer, is a species of lizard beetle in the family Erotylidae. Red and black, its length ranges from 4mm to 9mm. Adults may be found on a variety of plants, but its larvae develop in the stems of Trifolium pratense.^[1] It is found in Central America and North America.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Languria mozardi:

• Languria mozardi mozardi Latreille, 1807
• Languria mozardi occidentalis Vaurie, 1950

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.

Notes and References

1. Book: Evans, Arthur. Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. 2014. 9780691133041. 278.