Variimorda villosa

Variimorda villosa is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the subfamily Mordellinae of the family Mordellidae.

Variimorda villosa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Mordellidae
Genus: Variimorda
Species:
V. villosa
Binomial name
Variimorda villosa
(Schrank, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Mordella coronata Costa, 1854
  • Mordella fasciata Fabricius, 1775
  • Mordella fasciolata Rossi, 1792
  • Mordella habelmanni Emery, 1876
  • Mordella interrupta Costa, 1854
  • Mordella iriformis Fourcr, 1785
  • Mordella seriatoguttata Mulsant, 1856
  • Mordella subcoeca Mulsant, 1856
  • Mordella villosa
  • Variimorda fasciata (Fabricius nec Forster 1771), 1775)

These very small beetles are present in most of Europe. The adults can be encountered from July through August, especially feeding on flowers of Apiaceae species.

Their bodies have a sharp rear ending and a quite variable pattern of colours of lighter spots (yellowish, brownish, silvery, etc.).

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