Anostirus purpureus (Poda, 1761) is a animal in the Elateridae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Anostirus purpureus (Poda, 1761)

Anostirus purpureus (Poda, 1761)

Anostirus purpureus is a click beetle species native to Central and Southern Europe.

Family
Genus
Anostirus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Anostirus purpureus (Poda, 1761)

Anostirus purpureus is a species of beetle that belongs to the family Elateridae. This species is native to Central and Southern Europe.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Elateridae Anostirus

More from Elateridae

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

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