Eupoecila evanescens

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Eupoecila evanescens
Eupoecila evanescens NMV T4217 dorsal.jpg
E. evanescens ♂ dorsal view. Holotype.
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E. evanescens ♂ lateral view. Holotype.
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E. evanescens
Binomial name
Eupoecila evanescens
Lea, 1914 [1]

Eupoecila evanescens, commonly known as the orange spot beetle is a member of the scarab beetle family from north-eastern Australia, [2] belonging to genus Eupoecila . [3]

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Characteristics

The 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

Orange spot beetles are mostly confined to two remote regions of north-eastern Australia. [4]

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References

  1. 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: 154–155; Pl. 6, Fig. 4; Pl. 13, Fig. 183.{{cite journal}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Eupoecila evanescens | Atlas of Living Australia
  3. "acatalog/info-13857". theinsectcollector.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  4. Eupoecila evanescens – Information on Eupoecila evanescens – Encyclopedia of Life