Kingdom Animalia Suborder Polyphaga Superfamily Byrrhoidea Rank Family | Class Insecta Infraorder Elateriformia Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle | |
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Similar Beetle, Byturidae, Phalacridae, Scraptiidae, Throscidae | ||
Pill beetle byrrhidae byrrhus sp behavior
Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea. These beetles are common in the forests of the Northern Hemisphere. They feed mainly on moss. Populations increase after wildfires.
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There are about 450 species in this family.
Genera include:
Pill beetle byrrhidae byrrhus on ledge
References
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