Ctesias serra
Species of beetle
| Ctesias serra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Subfamily: | Megatominae |
| Genus: | Ctesias |
| Species: | C. serra |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctesias serra (Fabricius, 1792) | |
Ctesias serra, commonly known as the cobweb beetle, is a species of beetle native to England in the family Dermestidae.
The common name relates to the habit of the larva of taking trapped insects from spiderwebs.[1]
The preferred habitat is beneath old thick bark.[2]
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