Pixel Wild
Monocrepidius lividus
Monocrepidius lividus
Insecta
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
1-3 years
Size
Small
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Uncommon

About

This click beetle inhabits decaying logs and leaf litter in humid forests. It snaps its thorax to launch itself into the air when flipped on its back.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Elateridae
Genus
Monocrepidius
Species
Monocrepidius lividus