A dorsal view of double-mounted (pinned) specimen of a beetle with an orange head and pronotum and elytra covered in light/off-grey setae that form patterns

A lateral view of double-mounted (pinned) specimen of a beetle with an orange head and pronotum and elytra covered in light/off-grey setae that form patterns

For this #TenebTuesday a deceptive #tenebrionid — Nilio (Linio) lanatus Germar, 1824 from Bahia, Brazil. Nilio adults & larvae (& sometimes aggregations of either or both stages!) can be found on trunks & branches of trees, where they have been observed feeding on fungus & lichens #Coletopera