Melanophila acuminata

Black Fire Beetle: for more photos, see Sitka Nature Photo Gallery for Melanophila acuminata

Black Fire Beetle (Melanophila acuminata): Apparently three scattered in space and time reports from Juneau (1954), Sitka (2013), and Fox Point (<1900 - Harriman Expedition). Seems to mostly associated with forest fires for reproduction, so occurrence in the region may be due to vagrancy?

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References

Weblinks

• bugguide page for Melanophila acuminata
• Arctos Database Record for Juneau (1954) report.
• Arctos Database Record for Fox Point (<1900) report.

• Search Arctos Database for Melanophila acuminata (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Melanophila acuminata (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Melanophila acuminata
• iNaturalist Observations for Melanophila acuminata in Southeast Alaska

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