Mycetina cruciata is a species of beetle belonging to the family Endomychidae.

Their antennae and legs are black, while the thorax (pronotum) and wing covers (elytra) range from orange to red in color.

Mycetophagus quadriguttatus also belongs to this family and has reddish legs with a less distinct pattern on the elytra (wing covers).

From the family of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae), the yellow-banded darkling beetle (Diaperis boleti) displays a black band on its yellow to dark orange elytra, although it is notably larger in size.

These larvae resemble those of the fungus beetle Aphorista vittata, which, however, is found only in the United States.