Stilbus testaceus
| Stilbus testaceus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Phalacridae |
| Genus: | Stilbus |
| Species: | S. testaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stilbus testaceus (Panzer, 1797) | |
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Stilbus testaceus is a species of beetle commonly called shining flower beetle belonging to the family Phalacridae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This rather common species is present in most of Europe and in the Afrotropical realm.[2][3]
Habitat
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These beetles can be found in meadows and forest edges, on flowers, on dry grass and hay, in moss and dead leaves.[4]
Description
[edit]Stilbus testaceus can reach a length of 1.8–2.3 millimetres (0.071–0.091 in).[5] These tiny beetles have a spherical-oval brownish body, with a yellowish- reddish apex of the elitra. Head and pronotum are dark. The hind angles of the pronotum are sharp, right-angled.[6]
Biology
[edit]Adults can be found from May to October on flowering grasses, while in Winter they rest under fallen leaves and among the mosses.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Stilbus testaceus". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ↑ "Stilbus testaceus (Panzer, 1797) | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ↑ "PESI portal - Stilbus testaceus (Panzer, 1797)". eu-nomen.eu. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ↑ Herbert Arthur The Victoria history of the county of Warwick
- ↑ Christoph Benisch (2017-09-06). "Photo overview Phalacridae (shining flower beetles) of Germany". kerbtier.de. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ↑ HANDBOOKS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF BRITISH INSECTS Royal Entomological Society
- ↑ "Stilbus testaceus - Archiwum KFP". coleoptera.ksib.pl. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
External links
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