| Rhyzobius litura | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Rhyzobius |
| Species: | R. litura |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhyzobius litura | |
Rhyzobius litura is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic [2] It is mainly found in Western Europe, especially in the United Kingdom In the southeast, the area spreads to Bulgaria and Greece. [3] In the East it is partly replaced by the related species Rhyzobius chrysomeloides . The species lives in forests on trees and on various herbaceous plants in places where it is protected from wind and weather.