Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1761) is a animal in the Ripiphoridae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1761)
Metoecus paradoxus is a roughly 10 mm-long insect with dark body, orange elytra and feathery antennae.
Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1761), also referred to as M. paradoxus, has an approximate body length of 10 mm. Its head and body are dark in color. It bears paler, orange pointed elytra, which do not fully cover the abdomen. It has feathery antennae.
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