Taxonomy
Family: DERBIDAE Tribe: CedusiniTaxonomic Author: McAtee, 1924
Identification
Distribution in North Carolina
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Distribution: Primarily eastern United States (UDEL )
Abundance: A couple records from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.Seasonal Occurrence
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Plant Associates: Derbidae are known or assumed to feed on fungal hyphae as immatures (UDEL ).
Behavior: Probably can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: A majority of Cedusa look very similar externally, appearing bluish overall. The only way to make a positive ID for many of the species at this point is to examine the genitalia of the males. Therefore, a male specimen is necessary for many species' identifications. Detailed, clear photographs of the male underside showing the genitalia can also be helpful, and perhaps the hope is that after observing enough specimens of a particular species, there may be slight external features that can be associated with an ID.
Status: Native
Global and State Rank:
select t1.*, t2.photo_link, t2.photo_id, t2.comments
from county as t1
left join photo_table as t2 on t1.coid=t2.coid
where t1.id='14532' and photo_link is not NULL
order by t2.date_c desc