Variimorda villosa is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the subfamily Mordellinae of the family Mordellidae.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Mordellidae |
Genus: | Variimorda |
Species: | V. villosa
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Binomial name | |
Variimorda villosa (Schrank, 1781)
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These very small beetles are present in most of Europe. The adults can be encountered from July through August, especially feeding on flowers of Apiaceae species.
Their bodies have a sharp rear ending and a quite variable pattern of colours of lighter spots (yellowish, brownish, silvery, etc.).