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Variable False Darkling Beetle
Osphya varians
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Yellow-necked Soldier BeetlePodabrus flavicollis
Common Eastern FireflyPhotinus pyralis
Tropical Cut-necked Soldier BeetleDitemnus freemani
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 632 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 388 |
| Kansas | 47 |
| Missouri | 39 |
| Oklahoma | 19 |
| Ohio | 17 |
| North Carolina | 13 |
| Louisiana | 12 |
| Maryland | 12 |
| Mississippi | 11 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | False Darkling Beetles · Melandryidae |
| Genus | Osphya |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Variable False Darkling Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.