Picnic beetle

Glischrochilus quadrisignatus
Sap beetles (Nitidulidae)

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Very small black beetle with four yellow-white markings on the shield. The antennae end in a little knob.

They feed on damaged fruits or ripe corn.

⇔ l. 3-6 mm

syn. Beer bugs

Can be found in large numbers at the end of summer. Various NITIDULIDAE (Sap beetles) are difficult to separate, but all have antennae ending with a little knob. Some feed on fruit but others on insects.

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Size < 10 mm

Shape Beetle

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Leg Six

Back Shielded

Feeler Visible

Wing 2 wings

Wing Shielded

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Six

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2 wings

Shielded

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Glischrochilus quadrisignatus [L.]

Glischrochilus quadrisignatus [L.]

Glischrochilus quadrisignatus [L.]

Glischrochilus quadrisignatus [L.]

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