Banded Net-wing Calopteron reticulatum (Fabricius, 1775)    Synonyms: Banded Net-winged Beetle.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Lycidae   >   Genus Calopteron   

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Compare Net-winged Beetle.

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BugGuide, 2015: In C. discrepans, the upper transverse black band tends to be broad all the way to the edges, whereas in C. reticulatum, it tends either to taper at the edges or be narrow its entire length. This trait is not diagnostic, but may be helpful. In C. discrepans, the sutural extension of the median black band (running lengthwise up the center at the top of the wing) flares out basally, being widest at the scutellum, whereas in reticulatum, its borders (when it is present) run parallel. The metasternum is entirely black in discrepans, partly reddish in reticulatum. Second antennal segment black in discrepans, rusty in reticulatum. Underside of antennae usually black in discrepans, some segments rusty in reticulatum.

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Banded Net-wings in St. Marys Co., Maryland (8/9/2015). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/28/2015). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Banded Net-wing in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/21/2016). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Howard Co., Maryland (8/24/2013). Photo by Kurt Schwarz. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2016). Photo by Kurt Schwarz. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Banded Net-wing in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/21/2016). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Mating Banded Net-wings in Talbot Co., Maryland (8/6/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/23/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/16/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/28/2015). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/7/2013). Photo by R. Child. (MBP list)

Banded Net-wing in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/24/2020). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/21/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/25/2014). Photo by George Harley. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Howard Co., Maryland (9/3/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/27/2015). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Adult Banded Net-wings emerging in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/1/2014). An excellent contribution from the students at Jemicy School. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/24/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/12/2015). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/8/2017). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/3/2015). Photo by Mary Ann Daly. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/5/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Banded Net-wing in Howard Co., Maryland (8/24/2013). Photo by Kurt Schwarz. (MBP list)

Male and female Banded Net-wings in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/16/2008). Determined by Corey Husic/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Banded Net-wing in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/2/2016). Photo by Kerry Wixted. (MBP list)

Banded Net-wing in Charles Co., Maryland (8/5/2013). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)


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