Coleoptera8 species
Family Soft-bodied Plant Beetles (Dascillidae)
Dascillidae is a family in the order Coleoptera. Browse 8 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Dascillidae (8)
Orchid Beetle
Dascillus cervinus
This beetle is about 1 cm long and is covered in hair, which is yellowish brown in the females and greyer in the males. Rough grassland, usually on flowers, but sometimes in bushes. The larvae eat roots, mainly those of vigorous grasses.
Anorus arizonicus
Anorus arizonicus
Anorus parvicollis
Anorus parvicollis
Anorus piceus
Anorus piceus
Dascillus davidsoni
Dascillus davidsoni
Dascillus nivipictus
Dascillus nivipictus
Dascillus plumbeus
Dascillus plumbeus
Dascillus superbus
Dascillus superbus