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Limoniscus violaceus (Violet click beetle)

Synonyms: Elater violaceus (homotypic); Gambrinus violaceus

Wikipedia Abstract

The violet click beetle (Limoniscus violaceus) is a black beetle, 12 mm 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Limoniscus violaceus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Limoniscus violaceus

Prey / Diet

Fagus sylvatica (European beech)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0