''Stilbus testaceus'' is a species of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles belonging to the family

Phalacridae The Phalacridae are a family of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles, They are often found in composite flowers. They are oval-shaped, usually tan, and aboout 2 mm in length. Most species feed on fungus, although a number feed ...

Distribution

This rather common species is present in most of Europe and in the

Afrotropical realm The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

Habitat

These beetles can be found in meadows and forest edges, on flowers, on dry grass and hay, in moss and dead leaves.

Description

''Stilbus testaceus'' can reach a length of . These tiny beetles have a spherical-oval brownish body, with a yellowish- reddish apex of the elitra. Head and pronotum are dark. The hind angles of the pronotum are sharp, right-angled.HANDBOOKS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF BRITISH INSECTS
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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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Phalacridae {{Cucujoidea-stub