Stilbus testaceus
Stilbus testaceus is a species of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles belonging to the family Phalacridae.[1]
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Species: | S. testaceus |
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Distribution
This rather common species is present in most of Europe and in the Afrotropical realm.[2][3]
Habitat
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Stilbus testaceus feeding on a flower of Dittrichia viscosa
These beetles can be found in meadows and forest edges, on flowers, on dry grass and hay, in moss and dead leaves.[4]
Description
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
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
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- "Stilbus testaceus". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- "Stilbus testaceus (Panzer, 1797) | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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- Herbert Arthur The Victoria history of the county of Warwick
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- HANDBOOKS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF BRITISH INSECTS Royal Entomological Society
- "Stilbus testaceus - Archiwum KFP". coleoptera.ksib.pl. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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