Carpophilus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Nitidulidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Carpophilus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Carpophilus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Carpophilus hemipterus, the dried-fruit beetle, is a sap-feeding nitidulid beetle found in North America, Europe, and Oceania.

Family
Genus
Carpophilus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Carpophilus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Carpophilus hemipterus, commonly known as the dried-fruit beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle that belongs to the family Nitidulidae. This species can be found in North America, Oceania, and Europe.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Nitidulidae Carpophilus

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