Luperus longicornis (Fabricius, 1781) is a animal in the Chrysomelidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Luperus longicornis (Fabricius, 1781)

Luperus longicornis (Fabricius, 1781)

Luperus longicornis is a small black-bodied, orange-legged beetle found across the Palearctic realm and the Near East.

Family
Genus
Luperus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Luperus longicornis (Fabricius, 1781)

Luperus longicornis is a species of beetle with a scientific name of Luperus longicornis (Fabricius, 1781). Adult individuals of this species reach a body length of approximately 4 to 5 millimeters, which equals 0.16 to 0.20 inches. The bodies of these beetles are black, and their legs are orange. Males of this species typically have longer antennae than females. This species occurs throughout the entire Palearctic realm and also in the Near East.

Photo: (c) Raoul Gerend, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Raoul Gerend · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Luperus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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