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Phaleria bimaculata

Phaleria bimaculata is a species of darkling beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae.

Subspecies

  • Phaleria bimaculata adriatica Rey, 1891
  • Phaleria bimaculata bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Phaleria bimaculata pontica Semenov, 1901

Description

Phaleria bimaculata can reach a length of . Usually head is dark brown, pronotum is brown, while elytrae are pale brown with two large dark brown spots. These small beetles show a high degree of inter-population morphological variability.

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of Europe. These darkling beetles live in sandy beaches.

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