Species Attalus circumscriptus

Classification

black and orange Soft-winged Flower Beetle - Attalus circumscriptus

Beetle black yellow - Attalus circumscriptus

Soft-winged Flower Beetle - Attalus circumscriptus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Cleroidea (Bark-gnawing, Checkered and Soft-winged Flower Beetles)

Family Melyridae (Soft-winged Flower Beetles)

Genus Attalus

Species circumscriptus (Attalus circumscriptus)

Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 4 May, 2006 - 8:31pm
Last updated 26 September, 2006 - 7:00am

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