Variimorda villosa

Variimorda villosa

Variimorda villosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Mordellidae
Subfamily:	Mordellinae
Tribe:	Mordellini
Genus:	Variimorda
Species:	V. villosa
Binomial name
*Variimorda villosa* (Schrank, 1781)
Synonyms
Mordella coronata Costa, 1854 Mordella fasciata Fabricius, 1775 Mordella fasciolata Rossi, 1792 Mordella habelmanni Emery, 1876 Mordella interrupta Costa, 1854 Mordella iriformis Fourcr, 1785 Mordella seriatoguttata Mulsant, 1856 Mordella subcoeca Mulsant, 1856 Mordella villosa Variimorda fasciata (Fabricius nec Forster 1771), 1775)

Variimorda villosa is a species of tumbling flower beetle belonging to the family Mordellidae, subfamily Mordellinae.

Variimorda villosa - Lateral view

These very small beetles are present in most of Europe. The adults can be encountered from July through August, especially feeding on flowers of Apiaceae species.

Their bodies have a sharp rear ending and a quite variable pattern of colours of lighter spots (yellowish, brownish, silvery, etc.).

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