Eupoecila evanescens, commonly known as the orange spot beetle is a member of the scarab beetle family from north-eastern Australia, belonging to genus Eupoecila.[2]
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| E. evanescens ♂ dorsal view. Holotype. | |
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| E. evanescens ♂ lateral view. Holotype. | |
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| Species: | E. evanescens
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| Eupoecila evanescens Lea, 1914[1]
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Characteristics
editThe body of the beetle is black with numerous irregular orange spots, giving the species its characteristic name of orange spot beetle.[2] Male orange spot beetles are slightly larger than the female orange spot beetles. Little is known about their mating behaviours. The abdomen of a mature beetle is 1 cm long.[2]
Habitat
editOrange spot beetles are mostly confined to two remote regions of north-eastern Australia.[3]
References
edit- ^ Lea, Arthur M. (1914). "Notes on Australian Cetonides: With a List of Species and Descriptions of Some New Ones". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 38: 154–155Pl. 6, Fig. 4; Pl. 13, Fig. 183.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ a b c "Species: Eupoecila evanescens Lea, 1914". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Eupoecila evanescens Lea 1914". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 15 November 2022.