Omophlus proteus

Omophlus proteus

Omophlus proteus is a species of darkling beetle described by Kirsch in 1869.
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Appearance

9-11 mm beetle with black head and pronotum and red elytra.
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Distribution

South Eastern Europe and in the southeastern Central Europe, east spread to Iran.
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Habitat

Mostly on flowering shrubs.

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyTenebrionidae
GenusOmophlus
SpeciesOmophlus proteus
Photographed in
Bulgaria