Red-winged lycid
Porrostoma rufipenne
The red-winged lycid is a bright red or orange beetle from Australia and New Zealand. Its thick feelers have little flaps along them, like tiny leaves. Its bold colour is a warning sign.
Lives in
Australia and New Zealand
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Net-winged beetles like it are often found on flowers, where the grown-ups sip nectar.
How fast is it?
A garden snail about 0.05 km/h (0.03 mph)
A tortoise about 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)
Red-winged lycid about 0.5 km/h (0.31 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its bright colours may warn birds and other hunters to leave it alone.
2
Its feelers look like thick combs with leaf-like flaps.
3
It was first described in 1801.
you asked
Most asked questions about Red-winged lycid
?Why is the red-winged lycid so bright?
Its bright red or orange colour may warn hungry animals to stay away.
?Is the red-winged lycid dangerous?
No. It is harmless to people.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Porrostoma rufipenne
- Named by
- Fabricius, 1801
- Group
- Beetles
- Family
- Lycidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Coleoptera > Lycidae
- Lives on
- Australia and Oceania
Where the facts come from
- Porrostoma rufipenne (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Tony Wills. CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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