Mordellistena variegata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | Mordellistena |
| Species: | M. variegata
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| Binomial name | |
| Mordellistena variegata (Fabricius, 1798)
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Mordellistena variegata, the tumbling flower beetle,[2] is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena in the family Mordellidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798.[3]
Distribution
[edit]The species can be found in the following European territories: Austria, Great Britain including the Isle of Man, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ukraine, and southern part of Russia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mordellistena variegata (Fabricius, 1798)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ "Common name". BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK). Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ a b "Mordellistena (Mordellistena) variegata (Fabricius, 1798)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
External links
[edit]- "Order Coleoptera - Beetles". BugGuide. November 9, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2018.