Mylabris flexuosa Olivier, 1811 is a animal in the Meloidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mylabris flexuosa Olivier, 1811

Mylabris flexuosa Olivier, 1811

Mylabris flexuosa is a blister beetle species found in parts of Europe, Russia, and Central Asia that mainly inhabits prairies.

Family
Genus
Mylabris
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Mylabris flexuosa Olivier, 1811

Mylabris flexuosa Olivier, 1811 is a blister beetle species that reaches an adult body length of 10–12 millimetres, which is 0.39–0.47 inches. Its head, antennae, pronotum, and legs are all black. The elytra of this species display yellow and black bands and markings, and it has extensive, easily visible pubescence. This species is morphologically similar to Mylabris variabilis. Mylabris flexuosa can be found in Southern Europe, including Andorra, France, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland, as well as in Russia and Central Asia. It primarily lives in prairie habitats.

Photo: (c) Thomas Koffel, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Koffel · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Meloidae Mylabris

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

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