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Species Details
Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected from 18 May to 5 August.
IdentificationSmall to medium (7-9 mm in length) sized black click beetle trimmed with yellow-orange. The lateral margin and a basal spot on each elytron are yellow-orange, while the rest of the body is black. The prosternal mucro is short and abruptly curved upwards and the frontoclypeal carina is incomplete.
Scientific Name
Eanus decoratus
Habitat
Moist areas in boreomontane forests.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected from 18 May to 5 August.
Identification
Small to medium (7-9 mm in length) sized black click beetle trimmed with yellow-orange. The lateral margin and a basal spot on each elytron are yellow-orange, while the rest of the body is black. The prosternal…
Small to medium (7-9 mm in length) sized black click beetle trimmed with yellow-orange. The lateral margin and a basal spot on each elytron are yellow-orange, while the rest of the body is black. The prosternal mucro is short and abruptly curved upwards and the frontoclypeal carina is incomplete.
Life History
Larvae live in leaf litter.
Conservation
Common.
Range
Northern forested regions south to Kananaskis. In North America, northern transcontinental south to New York and Washington states.
Citation
Page Citation for Eanus decoratus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Eanus decoratus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1810/9-123086. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
References
Author
Brooks, A. R.
Title
Adult Elateridae of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba (Coleoptera).
Publication Date
1960
Series Title
The Canadian Entomologist. Supplement
Volume
92
Pages
63
Author
Bousquet, Yves
Title
Checklist of beetles of Canada and Alaska.
Publication Date
1991
Pages
430
Specimen Information
There are 73 specimens of this Species.
UASM100516 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Esker Lake
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N.
Date Collected2002-07-07/2002-07-09
UASM100517 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Esker Lake
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N.
Date Collected2002-07-06
UASM100518 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Esker Lake
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N.
Date Collected2002-07-06
UASM100810 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2003-07-10
UASM100811 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Big Island Lake
Collected ByJohnson, T.
Date Collected2004-07-07/2004-07-14
UASM100812 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByJohnson, T.
Date Collected2004-07-20
UASM100813 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Big Island Lake
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-11
UASM100814 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Big Island Lake
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-11
UASM100815 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-12
UASM100816 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-09/2004-07-12
UASM100817 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-09/2004-07-12
UASM100818 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-09
UASM100819 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-09
UASM100820 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-06
UASM100821 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-06
UASM100822 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-09
UASM100823 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-06
UASM100824 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-06
UASM100825 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-06
UASM100826 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-07
UASM100827 - Eanus decoratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.
Date Collected2004-07-07