Neopyrochroa flabellata explained

Neopyrochroa flabellata is a species of fire-coloured beetles in the genus Neopyrochroa. The species' range is the eastern United States.^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

Larvae live in dead wood and feed on fungus rather than being predatory or eating the wood in which it lives. Adults rarely eat but have been known to be attracted to cantharidin.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neopyrochroa flabellata (Fabricius, 1787). GBIF.
2. Web site: Neopyrochroa flabellata . iNaturalist . 2022-07-03 . en-US.
3. Web site: Family Pyrochroidae (Fire-coloured beetles). Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes.