Gomezzuritus alternatus
Species of beetle
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Gomezzuritus alternatus is a species of beetle of the family Lycidae. It is found in Portugal, north-western Spain and the Pyrenees (France and Spain).
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Lycidae |
| Genus: | Gomezzuritus |
| Species: | G. alternatus |
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| Gomezzuritus alternatus (Fairmaire, 1856) | |
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Biology
Adults occur from late March to mid-June, commonly sitting on herb and fern leaves, flying in late afternoon or early evening hours or when disturbed. The species is often found in old pine forests in lower mountain elevations.
Larvae have been collected from moist red-rotten pine wood.[1]
