Malachius bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Malachite Beetle)

Malachius bipustulatus (Malachite Beetle) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Malachius bipustulatus (Malachite Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMalachius bipustulatus (Malachite Beetle)
GenusMalachius (a genus of malachite beetles)
SubfamilyMALACHIINAE (a subfamily of beetles)
FamilyMELYRIDAE (malachite beetles)
SuperfamilyCLEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Malachius bipustulatus (Malachite Beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hodges, D. & Murray, D. WCG - website of the Watford Coleoptera Group thewcg.org.uk/

Malachius bipustulatus (Malachite Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Malachius bipustulatus (Malachite Beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 15 images of Malachius bipustulatus (Malachite Beetle)

A common metallic green beetle with red tips to the elytra.

Possibly mimics the Green Bottle (Lucilia caesar) with the red tips of the elytra resembing the fly’s eyes - at least I mistook a Green Bottle for this species at first glance on 31/7/06.

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