Anthocomus equestris (Fabricius, 1781) is a animal in the Melyridae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Anthocomus equestris (Fabricius, 1781)

Anthocomus equestris (Fabricius, 1781)

Anthocomus equestris is a soft-winged flower beetle native to Eurasia, also found in eastern United States.

Family
Genus
Anthocomus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Anthocomus equestris (Fabricius, 1781)

Anthocomus equestris is a species of soft-winged flower beetle that belongs to the family Melyridae. This species is native to Eurasia, and it can also be found in the eastern half of the United States.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Melyridae Anthocomus

More from Melyridae

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

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