Olibrus liquidus
Appearance
Olibrus liquidus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Phalacridae |
Genus: | Olibrus |
Species: | O. liquidus
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Binomial name | |
Olibrus liquidus Erichson, 1845
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Olibrus liquidus is a beetle species of the Phalacridae family.[1]
Characteristics
[edit]Environment
[edit]Olibrus liquidus is found in Europe, North Africa and British Columbia, in Canada. Olibrus liquidus prefer dry and warm locations. This species feeds on Asteraceae flowers.[2]
Physical characteristics
[edit]The length of the dark brown and oval body is between 1.9 to 2.6 mm and its legs are colored in yellow and brown.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Olibrus liquidus at Fauna Europaea
- ^ Koch, Klaus (1989). Die Käfer Mitteleuropas: Ökologie (in German). Spektrum, Akad. Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87263-040-7. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Pentinsaari, Mikko; Anderson, Robert; Borowiec, Lech; Bouchard, Patrice; Brunke, Adam; Douglas, Hume; Smith, Andrew; Hebert, Paul (2019-12-04). "DNA barcodes reveal 63 overlooked species of Canadian beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera)". ZooKeys (894): 53–150. Bibcode:2019ZooK..894...53P. doi:10.3897/zookeys.894.37862. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6906170. PMID 31844409.