Mordella ornata

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Mordella ornata
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M. ornata
Binomial name
Mordella ornata
Waterhouse, 1878

Mordella ornata is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae, which belongs to the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1878. [1]

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References

  1. Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 7 October 2014, retrieved 9 August 2015