Languria mozardi

Languria mozardi, the clover stem borer, is a species of lizard beetle in the family Erotylidae. Red and black, its length ranges from 4mm to 9mm. Adults may be found on a variety of plants, but its larvae develop in the stems of Trifolium pratense.[1] It is found in Central America and North America.[2][3][4]

Clover stem borer, Languria mozardi
Clover stem borer, Languria mozardi

Languria mozardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Erotylidae
Genus: Languria
Species:
L. mozardi
Binomial name
Languria mozardi
Latreille, 1807

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Languria mozardi:

  • Languria mozardi mozardi Latreille, 1807
  • Languria mozardi occidentalis Vaurie, 1950
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References
  1. Evans, Arthur (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 278. ISBN 9780691133041.
  2. "Languria mozardi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Languria mozardi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.


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