Violet click beetle
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The violet click beetle (Gambrinus violaceus, formerly Limoniscus violaceus[2]) is a black beetle, 12 mm (0.5 in) long, with a faint blue/violet reflection. It gets its name from the family habit of springing upwards with an audible click if it falls on its back. It occurs in Europe.[1]
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Violet click beetle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Elateridae |
Genus: | Gambrinus |
Species: | G. violaceus |
Binomial name | |
Gambrinus violaceus (Müller, 1821) | |
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