Ctesias serra
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| Ctesias serra | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Subfamily: | Megatominae |
| Genus: | Ctesias |
| Species: | C. serra |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctesias serra (Fabricius, 1792) | |
Ctesias serra, commonly known as the cobweb beetle, is a species of beetle native to England.
The common name relates to the habit of the larva of taking trapped insects from spiderwebs.[1]
The preferred habitat is beneath old thick bark.[2]
References
- ↑ Barnard, Peter C. (2011). The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 144434496X.
- ↑ Collins, N.M. (editor) (1991). The Conservation of Insects and Their Habitats. Academic Press. p. 180. ISBN 0323149308.
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