Stilbus testaceus is a species of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles belonging to the family Phalacridae.[1]
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| Subfamily: | Phalacrinae |
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| Species: | S. testaceus |
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| Stilbus testaceus (Panzer, 1797) | |
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Distribution
This rather common species is present in most of Europe and in the Afrotropical realm.[2][3]
Habitat
These beetles can be found in meadows and forest edges, on flowers, on dry grass and hay, in moss and dead leaves.[4]
Description
Stilbus testaceus can reach a length of 1.8–2.3 millimetres (0.071–0.091 in).[5] 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.[6]
Biology
Adults can be found from May to October on flowering grasses, while in Winter they rest under fallen leaves and among the mosses.[7]
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