Kingdom Animalia Family Elateridae Scientific name Melanotus communis Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Melanotus Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle | |
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Similar Beetle, Melanotus, Conoderus, Anthonomus signatus, Ctenicera | ||
Melanotus communis is a species of click beetle. The adult beetle is reddish-brown in color, and is about 13 millimetres (0.51 in) long. The egg is white in color, and is about 0.3 mm (0.012 in) long. The larva is a short-legged wireworm. It is a pale yellow to reddish-brown in color, and is 21–25 mm (0.83–0.98 in) long when mature. The pupa is white in color, and is about the same size as an adult.
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