Zicrona caerulea
Size: 4.5-9 mm
Description: Distinctive dark blue to black metallic color both dorsally and ventrally. Legs and antennae are black.
Hosts: Predacious on beetle larvae, particularly leaf beetles, and Lepidoptera larvae (according to literature outside of North America). In Britain, said to occur on low vegetation habitats such as heathland, damp grassland, and low woodlands. They are solitary and overwinter as an adult
Range: Found across the United States and has been collected statewide in Oregon.
photo by Thomas Shahan
Description: Distinctive dark blue to black metallic color both dorsally and ventrally. Legs and antennae are black.
Hosts: Predacious on beetle larvae, particularly leaf beetles, and Lepidoptera larvae (according to literature outside of North America). In Britain, said to occur on low vegetation habitats such as heathland, damp grassland, and low woodlands. They are solitary and overwinter as an adult
Range: Found across the United States and has been collected statewide in Oregon.
photo by Thomas Shahan