Amara plebeja
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Amara |
Species: | A. plebeja
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Binomial name | |
Amara plebeja (Gyllenhal, 1810)
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Amara plebeja is a species of ground beetle native to Europe.[1][2]
Behavior and ecology
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The habitat of A. plebeja has been observed to change during the species' life cycle: it reproduces in grass vegetation, and hibernates in deciduous trees. They fly between these habitats in spring and autumn.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Carl H. Lindroth 1974 Coleoptera. Carabidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 4 Part 2. Royal Entomological Society,London pdf Archived 2017-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ van Huizen, T. H. P. (1977). "The significance of flight activity in the life cycle of Amara plebeja Gyll. (Coleoptera, Carabidae)". Oecologia. 29 (1): 27–41. doi:10.1007/BF00345360. PMID 28308804.
External links
[edit]- Amara plebeja (Gyllenhal, 1810) The Watford Coleoptera Group website