Glowworm Beetle sp. Phengodes sp.    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Phengodidae   >   Genus Phengodes   

Status:

BugGuide cites 10 species in this genus and 23 in this family north of Mexico.

Relationships:

According to BugGuide, adult females and larvae feed on millipedes, while adult males apparently do not feed.

There are 70 records in the project database.

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A Glowworm Beetle sp. in Carderock, Maryland (10/1/2011). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

A Glowworm Beetle sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/8/2014). Photo by Brandon Woo. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/1/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Glowworm Beetle sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/28/2017). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Washington Co., Maryland (6/11/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Glowworm Beetle species in Washington Co., Maryland (8/4/2012). Photo by Tim Friedlander. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Howard Co., Maryland (6/8/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Glowworm Beetle sp. larva in Harford Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/23/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Adrienne van den Beemt. (MBP list)

A Glowworm Beetle species larva in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/17/2016). Photo by Jen McKay. (MBP list)

A Glowworm Beetle sp. in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/13/2018). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Howard Co., Maryland (6/17/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) solomon hendrix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Solomon Hendrix. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/29/2011). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). (c) elizabethiransom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by elizabethiransom via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Glowworm Beetle sp. in Howard Co., Maryland (6/8/2017). Determined by Brandon Woo/BugGuide. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/16/2020). (c) Izabella Farr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Izabella Farr via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/3/2020). (c) finnjack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by finnjack via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) Kenneth Geisert (Collection), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Kenneth Geisert (Collection) via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Glowworm Beetle sp. in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) Kenneth Geisert (Collection), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Kenneth Geisert (Collection) via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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