Ento-musings from the University of Kentucky Department of Entomology


Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Icebox Cave Beetle

by Devin Kreitman, High School Student and 2010 KFELP Alumnus

Today, I found a beetle native to Kentucky that the government is considering putting on the endangered species list. The beetle is called the Icebox Cave Beetle. Here is a link to where I found the information:

http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=I0JD

2 comments:

  1. does anyone know more about this beetle and why it is threatened? I can't find much info about it.

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  2. I can't even find a picture of it

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