Ctesias serra (Fabricius, 1792) is a animal in the Dermestidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Ctesias serra (Fabricius, 1792)
Ctesias serra, the cobweb beetle, is a native-to-England dermestid beetle whose larvae steal trapped insects from spiderwebs.
Ctesias serra, commonly called the cobweb beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae native to England. Its common name comes from the behavior of its larvae: they collect and feed on insects trapped in spiderwebs. This beetle species prefers to live underneath old, thick tree bark.
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Attagenus smirnovi Zhantiev, 1973
Anthrenus angustefasciatus Ganglbauer, 1904
Anthrenus museorum (Linnaeus, 1761)
Trogoderma angustum (Solier, 1849)
Dermestes maculatus DeGeer, 1774
Anthrenus isabellinus Küster, 1848
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