 Cisthene plumbea - Hodges#8067 | As the name suggests, the larvae of Cisthene plumbea feed on lichen (algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among the filaments of a fungus). The larvae in this genus "are frass shooters that fire their fecal pellets up to 20 times the length of their bodies."
bug guide (these photos): http://bugguide.net/node/view/1101396 |
