Shining flower beetle
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The Phalacridae are a family of beetle
s commonly called the shining flower beetles. They are often found in composite flowers. They are oval-shaped, usually tan, and about 2 mm in length.
Worldwide there are about 638 species in 52 genera.
Volume 5 Part 5b: Coleoptera - Phalacridae, 1958.
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s commonly called the shining flower beetles. They are often found in composite flowers. They are oval-shaped, usually tan, and about 2 mm in length.
Worldwide there are about 638 species in 52 genera.
U.K.
Dr Richard T. Thompson, R.E.S HandbooksR.E.S Handbooks
Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects is a series of books produced by the Royal Entomological Society of London . The aim of the Handbooks is to provide illustrated identification keys to the insects of Britain, together with concise morphological, biological and distributional...
Volume 5 Part 5b: Coleoptera - Phalacridae, 1958.