Biology:Oedemera atrata
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Oedemeridae |
| Genus: | Oedemera |
| Species: | O. atrata
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| Oedemera atrata W. Schmidt, 1846
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Oedemera atrata is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.
These beetles are present in Albania, Croatia, France , Italy, Greece, Spain and in the Near East.
They are entirely black or very dark green or dark purple. The adults grow up to 6–9 millimetres (0.24–0.35 in) long and can mostly be encountered from May through July feeding on pollen and nectar.
References
- Švihla, Vladimír (1999). "Revision of the subgenera Stenaxis and Oedemera s. str. of the genus Oedemera (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae)". Folia Heyrovskyana Suppl. 4: 1–117.
- Vazquez, X. A. 2002. European Fauna of Oedemeridae - Argania editio, Barcelona, 179 pp.
Wikidata ☰ Q7078482 entry
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