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Species Phyllobaenus pallipennis

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cleroidea
Family Cleridae (Checkered Beetles)
Subfamily Hydnocerinae
Genus Phyllobaenus
Species pallipennis (Phyllobaenus pallipennis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phyllobaenus pallipennis (Say)
Orig. Comb: Clerus pallipennis Say 1825
Size
3.5-5 mm
Identification
Recognized by its orangish antennae, mouthparts and legs, dark colored body, pronotum and head, and two yellowish markings on each elytron(1)
Range
e. NA (NS-FL to MB-TX) - Map (1)(2)(3)
See Also
may resemble some variations of the likewise variable P. verticalis(1)
Works Cited
1.The checkered beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae) of Florida.
Leavengood, Jr., J.M. 2008. University of Florida, Gainesville. 206 pp.
2.Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition
Bousquet Y., Bouchard P., Davies A.E., Sikes D.S. 2013. ZooKeys 360: 1–402.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)