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Black Oil Beetle

Meloe proscarabaeus

16,149 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 430, February 318, March 498, April 783, May 1,129, June 1,232, July 1,318, August 1,133, September 832, October 621, November 339, December 265.
United States8,899
Alaska8,899
Germany1,304
Russia864
Austria767
Czechia575
Hungary463
France384
United Kingdom348
Niederösterreich337

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyBlister Beetles · Meloidae
GenusOil Beetles · Meloe

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