Ctesias serra

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Ctesias serra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Dermestidae
Genus: Ctesias
Species:
C. serra
Binomial name
Ctesias serra
(Fabricius, 1792)

Ctesias serra, commonly known as the cobweb beetle, is a species of beetle native to England in the family Dermestidae.

The common name relates to the habit of the larva of taking trapped insects from spiderwebs. [1]

The preferred habitat is beneath old thick bark. [2]

Ctesias serra larva Ctesias serra larva.jpg
Ctesias serra larva

References

  1. Barnard, Peter C. (2011). The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   978-1444344967.
  2. Collins, N.M. (1991). The Conservation of Insects and Their Habitats. Academic Press. p. 180. ISBN   0323149308.