| Epuraea flavomaculata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Nitidulidae |
| Genus: | Epuraea |
| Species: | E. flavomaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Epuraea flavomaculata Mäklin, 1853 | |
Epuraea flavomaculata is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
Epuraea is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae, first described in 1843 by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson. There are at least 40 described species in Epuraea. Their most notable food source is sap but these beetles also feed on organic matter such as fruits, flowers, fungi, decaying plant tissue, and the tissue of dead animals. Some species occur in bumblebee nests. Epuraea beetles commonly overwinter underneath logs or in soil.
Nitidula is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are more than 20 described species in Nitidula. Some species breed in carrion while others are associated with later stages of decay in mammalian corpses and can be used in forensic investigations.
Nitidula flavomaculata is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Region and naturalized in North America. It is associated with later stages of decay in mammalian corpses. It can be used in forensic investigations.
Epuraea aestiva is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Epuraea linearis is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae, that may vary from sizes 2.7-3.0 mm. It is found in North America. Its habitat may be on pine and spruce, and are usually seen from the season of May until September of the year.
Epuraea populi is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.
Epuraea avara is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.
Epuraea luteola, the pineapple sap beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America, Oceania, and Europe.
Epuraea ocularis is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, North America, Oceania, and Southern Asia.
Epuraea helvola is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.
Polycesta flavomaculata is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
Epuraea umbrosa is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.
Epuraea planulata is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.
Epuraea peltoides is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.
Epuraea rufa is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.
Cryptophilus is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are about nine described species in Cryptophilus.
Epuraea obtusicollis is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.
Epuraea corticina is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.