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Violet Oil Beetle

Meloe violaceus

13,074 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 275, February 203, March 318, April 500, May 721, June 786, July 842, August 724, September 531, October 397, November 217, December 169.
United States5,683
Alaska5,683
Germany742
Denmark677
France674
United Kingdom498
England419
Austria392
Syddanmark280
Russia236

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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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