Byrrhus pilula (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Byrrhidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Byrrhus pilula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Byrrhus pilula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Byrrhus pilula is a small stout brown beetle found across the Palearctic and northern Canada.

Family
Genus
Byrrhus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Byrrhus pilula (Linnaeus, 1758)

This species, Byrrhus pilula (Linnaeus, 1758), has a short, stout brown body, with rows of dark and light brown markings on its elytra. Adult body length ranges from 6.7 to 9.3 mm. In terms of distribution, it occurs across the Palearctic region, extending from Ireland and Spain all the way to Japan. In North America, this species is found in the Northern Territory of Canada.

Photo: (c) Марина Горбунова-Ëлкина, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Марина Горбунова-Ëлкина · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Byrrhidae Byrrhus

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

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