Tomoxia bucephala explained

Tomoxia bucephala is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was redescribed by Achille Costa in 1854.[1] It originally had Palearctic distribution, but has since 2015 also been found in North America. It feeds on wood-decaying fungi, both as larvae and adults. The species overwinters as a larvae.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Mordellidae.txt Mordellidae Species List
  2. Naczi . Robert . Androw . Robert . Rosenfeld . John . Tomoxia bucephala A. Costa (Coleoptera: Mordellidae), a Palearctic tumbling flower beetle established in North America . Insecta Mundi . 2022-07-14 . 1942-1354 . 2024-07-23 .

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