Sphaeridium scarabaeoides (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Hydrophilidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sphaeridium scarabaeoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sphaeridium scarabaeoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sphaeridium scarabaeoides is a water scavenger beetle species in Hydrophilidae found across multiple continents.

Family
Genus
Sphaeridium
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Sphaeridium scarabaeoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sphaeridium scarabaeoides is a species of water scavenger beetle that belongs to the family Hydrophilidae. This species has been recorded in Africa, Europe, Northern Asia excluding China, North America, Oceania, and Southern Asia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Sphaeridium

More from Hydrophilidae

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

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