Cercyon assecla
Smetana, 1978
Cercyon assecla is a small in the . The was described by Smetana in 1978 and is known from North America, with records across much of the United States and parts of Canada. It belongs to a of typically associated with moist or aquatic environments where they feed on decaying matter.
Habitat
Moist or aquatic environments, including wetlands and areas with standing water or saturated substrates, consistent with .
Distribution
Eastern and central North America: Canada (Alberta, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec) and United States (Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin).
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Taxonomic note
The name Cercyon is shared between this (: ) and a genus of (: ). These are unrelated and should not be confused. The butterfly genus Cercyonis (note the different spelling) includes such as Cercyonis pegala (common wood-).
Data limitations
This has only 8 observations on iNaturalist as of the data cutoff, indicating it is rarely encountered or underreported. Detailed biological information is sparse in the available literature.