Biology:Stilbus testaceus

Short description: Species of beetle

Stilbus
Stilbus testaceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Phalacridae
Subfamily:	Phalacrinae
Genus:	Stilbus
Species:	S. testaceus
Binomial name
Stilbus testaceus (Panzer, 1797)
Synonyms
Anisotoma testaceus Panzer, 1797

Stilbus testaceus is a species of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles belonging to the family Phalacridae.

Distribution

This rather common species is present in most of Europe and in the Afrotropical realm.

Habitat

Stilbus testaceus feeding on a flower of Dittrichia viscosa

These beetles can be found in meadows and forest edges, on flowers, on dry grass and hay, in moss and dead leaves.

Description

Stilbus testaceus can reach a length of 1.8–2.3 millimetres (0.071–0.091 in). These tiny beetles have a spherical-oval brownish body, with a yellowish- reddish apex of the elitra. Head and pronotum are dark. The hind angles of the pronotum are sharp, right-angled.

Biology

Adults can be found from May to October on flowering grasses, while in Winter they rest under fallen leaves and among the mosses.

External links

• Eakringbirds
• Natura Mediterraneo

Wikidata ☰ Q950936 entry