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Black snail beetle
Phosphuga atrata
28 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
Silpha tristis
Silpha carinata
Obscure Carrion BeetleSilpha obscura
Smooth Carrion-beetleAblattaria laevigata
Peltis grossa
black-punctured leaf beetleGaleruca tanaceti
Silpha perforata
Eusilpha japonica
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 19,691 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 19,691 |
| Germany | 1,941 |
| Russia | 1,482 |
| United Kingdom | 995 |
| Austria | 919 |
| England | 669 |
| France | 601 |
| Steiermark | 508 |
| Poland | 410 |
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 | Rove Beetles · Staphylinidae |
| Genus | Phosphuga |
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 Black snail beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.