Dasytes plumbeus
Dasytes plumbeus is a species of beetle that is native to the Paleartic, but has also been introduced to North America.[1][2] [3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Melyridae |
| Genus: | Dasytes |
| Species: | D. plumbeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasytes plumbeus authority = (O. F. Müller, 1776) | |
Description
Dasytes plumbeus is a small, dark beetle, highly polished with a greenish or bluish reflection, approximately 4-5 mm long. It is a facultative pollen and nectar feeder, often transporting pollen to other flowers in the process.[4]
Range
It is common throughout central, northern and western Europe.[1]; it has also been found in North America, mainly around Greater Vancouver[3]
Habitat
It is usually found on flowers and shrubs along embankments and the edges of forests; adults are also found on decomposing wood, while larvae are predators there.[1]
References
- Hoebeke, Richard; Wheeler, Alfred G. (2013). "Dasytes plumbeus (Müller) (Coleoptera: Melyridae: Dasytinae), a Palearctic soft-winged flower beetle new to North America". Zootaxa. 3717: 377–382. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3717.3.7.
- "Dasytes plumbeus (Müller, 1776)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
- "Dasytes plumbeus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- Harde, K.W. (1984). A Field Guide in Colour to Beetles. London: Octopus Books. p. 334. ISBN 978-0706419375.
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