Kingdom Animalia Suborder Polyphaga Family Tenebrionidae Genus Phaleria Order Beetle | Class Insecta Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Phaleria, Beetle, Dendarus coarcticollis, Sepidium, Gonocephalum | ||
Phaleria bimaculata is a species of darkling beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae.
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Description
Phaleria bimaculata can reach a length of 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in). Usually head is dark brown, pronotum is brown, while elytrae are pale brown with two large dark brown spots. These small beetles show a high degree of inter-population morphological variability.
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in most of Europe. These darkling beetles live in sandy beaches.
References
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