Stilbus testaceus is a species of beetle commonly called shining flower beetle belonging to the family Phalacridae.
Distribution This rather common species is present in most of Europe and in the Afrotropical realm.
Habitat
These beetles can be found in meadows and forest edges, on flowers, on dry grass and hay, in moss and dead leaves.Herbert Arthur The Victoria history of the county of Warwick
Description Stilbus testaceus can reach a length of . These tiny beetles have a spherical-oval brownish body, with a yellowish- reddish apex of the elytra. Head and pronotum are dark. The hind angles of the pronotum are sharp, right-angled.HANDBOOKS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF BRITISH INSECTS Royal Entomological Society
Biology Adults can be found from May to October on flowering grasses, while in winter they rest under fallen leaves and among the mosses.
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