End Band Net-winged Beetle Scientific Name: Calopteron terminale Size: About 10-15mm long Description: A mostly orange beetle, very similar to the Banded Net-winged Beetle, except it only has a black band at the end of its wings and has a traverse depression in its back about midway down. It still has the orange head with a black stripe down the middle, and the textured wings. Diet: Adults eat insects, pollen, nectar, and honeydew; larvae eat small invertebrates and slime mold or fungi. Range: Seen scattered around the eastern US and in much of Southern Mexico and Central America; can also be found in some parts of Canada. Typical Habitat Description: Found in deciduous forests and lay their eggs in dead or dying trees. Status: N/A
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