🪲Phloeodes diabolicus
The diabolical ironclad beetle, formerly classified as Nosoderma diabolicum, is a beetle in the Phloeodes genus. It is native to the California floristic province of California and Baja California, where it is believed to eat fungi growing under rotting tree bark. It is flightless and has a remarkable adult lifespan of eight years, compared to the weeks or months of most adult beetles.
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderColeoptera
- ›familyZopheridae
- ›genusPhloeodes
- ›speciesPhloeodes diabolicus
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderBeetles · Coleoptera
- tribeZopherini
- genusPhloeodes
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- orderBeetles · Coleoptera
- suborderPolyphaga
- tribeZopherini
- genusPhloeodes
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