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Lichen Darkling Beetle
Artystona
Artystona is a genus of insects in the darkling beetle family Tenebrionidae. Adults hide during the day in dead wood or under loose bark, and emerge at night to feed on epiphytic lichens. They are unique among New Zealand tenebrionids for this behaviour. There are six recognised species, which are endemic to New Zealand.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Artystona rugiceps
speciesArtystona rugiceps
Artystona erichsoni
speciesArtystona erichsoni
Artystona obscura
speciesArtystona obscura
Artystona wakefieldi
speciesArtystona wakefieldi
Artystona lata
speciesArtystona lata
Artystona richmondiana
speciesArtystona richmondiana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 375636.