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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cleroidea » Soft-winged Flower Beetles (Melyridae) » Malachiinae » Malachiini » Malachiina » Malachius » Scarlet Malachite Beetle (Malachius aeneus)

Species Malachius aeneus - Scarlet Malachite Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Works Cited
Malachite beetle - Malachius aeneus lateral view scarlet malachite beetle larva - Malachius aeneus Scarlet Malachite - Malachius aeneus scalet malachite beetle - Malachius aeneus - female unknown red - Malachius aeneus red n black beetle - Malachius aeneus Malachius aeneus - Scarlet Malachite Beetle - Malachius aeneus Scarlet malachite beetle larva - Malachius aeneus
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 Melyridae (Soft-winged Flower Beetles)
Subfamily Malachiinae
Tribe Malachiini
Subtribe Malachiina
Genus Malachius
Species aeneus (Scarlet Malachite Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Malachius aeneus (Linnaeus 1758)
aeneus 'bronze-colored'
Size
5-7 mm
Range
native to the Palaearctic, adventive in NA (s Canada & n US, south to at least NC & OR)
Habitat
weedy fields and meadows; adults often found on flowers of herbaceous plants
Remarks
In Canada, M. aeneus "...causes considerable damage to developing wheat in the Prairie Provinces"(1)
Works Cited
1.Bousquet Y., ed. (1991) Checklist of the beetles of Canada and Alaska
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 4 May, 2006 - 9:32pm
Additional contributions by Bug Eric, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 8 July, 2020 - 10:06am

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