Red Flat Bark Beetle Larva (~ 1.2 mm in length) found under bark on dead cottonwood.

 Red Flat Bark Beetle Larva

 

 

Common Name:  Red Flat Bark Beetle Larva

Latin Name:  Cucujus clavipes
                        (R. Bercha, det.)

Length:   10 - 14 mm

Range: Throughout Alberta

Habitat: Beneath bark of dead poplar and ash

Time of year seen: Spring - Summer

Diet: Mites and other small insects under bark

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Location: Calgary, AB
Date: April  21,  2007

                            
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