Eupoecila evanescens
| Eupoecila evanescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Eupoecila |
| Species: | E. evanescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupoecila evanescens (Lea, 1914) | |
Eupoecila evanescens, commonly known as the orange spot beetle is a member of the scarab beetle family from north-eastern Australia,[1] belonging to genus Eupoecila.[2]
Characteristics
The body of the beetle is black with numerous irregular orange spots, giving the species its characteristic name of orange spot beetle.[1] Male orange spot beetles are slightly larger than the female orange spot beetles. Little is known about their mating behaviours. The abdomen of a mature beetle is 1 cm long.[1]
Habitat
Orange spot beetles are mostly confined to two remote regions of north-eastern Australia.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Eupoecila evanescens | Atlas of Living Australia
- ↑ "acatalog/info-13857". theinsectcollector.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ↑ Eupoecila evanescens - Information on Eupoecila evanescens - Encyclopedia of Life
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