Biology:Collops bipunctatus
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Collops bipunctatus | |
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| Collops bipunctatus, two-spotted melyrid | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Melyridae |
| Subfamily: | Malachiinae |
| Tribe: | Malachiini |
| Genus: | Collops |
| Species: | C. bipunctatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Collops bipunctatus (Say, 1823)
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Collops bipunctatus, also known as the two-spotted melyrid or two-spotted flower beetle, is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae. It is found mainly in North America.[1][2]
Behavior
Members of this species are primarily insectivores, predating aphids, caterpillars, insect eggs, and spider mites.[3] However, they have also been known to consume pollen as adults.[4] They are active in the summer and overwinter as adults.[5]
Identification
This species has several distinctive traits which can help to identify a specimen. These include:[2][3][5]
- Dark green head
- Metallic greenish-blue to black forewings
- Red to orange pronotum with two black spots
- Body widest towards end of abdomen
- Roughly 7mm (¼ inch) long
- Abdomen longer than elytra
- Second pair of wings under elytra
- Slender legs
- Saw-toothed antennae (with an enlarged base in adult males)
References
- ↑ "Collops bipunctatus". https://www.gbif.org/species/7715362.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Collops bipunctatus species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/40900.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 University, Utah State. "Beneficial Insects: Beetles" (in en). https://extension.usu.edu/planthealth/research/beneficial-insects-beetles.
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.115878/Collops_bipunctatus.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Backyard Beneficial Insects in New Mexico | New Mexico State University - BE BOLD. Shape the Future.". https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_h/H172/index.html.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q108619231 entry
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