Crawlies with Cri – Silvanid Flat Bark Beetle

macro photo of a very flat beetle. they are dark rusty red in color. their elytra are a darker shade. they are on a cut piece of tree trunk facing right.
Flat bark beetle (Uleiota truncata) exploring the cut trunk of a dead oak tree. Photo by Christy Solo

By Christy Solo – ONPA 1st Place Award Winner for Best Local Column

This week’s crawly is a Beetle of Mystery! Not wholly, we do have some facts, but we also have a lot to learn yet.

One thing we know for sure is they fall into the None More Flat category of arthropods. Meet Uleiota truncata a Silvanid Flat Bark Beetle.

So many names!

First: Don’t panic! over the “bark beetle” part of their…

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