Helops rossii

Helops rossii is a species of darkling beetles (insects belonging to the family Tenebrionidae) in the subfamily Tenebrioninae.^[1]

Helops rossii
Helops rossii. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Tenebrioninae
Tribe:	Helopini
Genus:	Helops
Species:	H. rossii
Binomial name
Helops rossii Germar, 1817
Synonyms
Tenebrio violaceus Thunberg, 1817

Description

A live individual of Helops rossii

Helops rossii can reach a length of 13–20 millimetres (0.51–0.79 in). Body is metallic blue-black in color. These beetles can be found from January to December.^[2]

Distribution

This species is present in Austria, Croatia, Italy and Montenegro.^[3]