Dasytes plumbeus

European beetle introduced to N. America

Dasytes plumbeus

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Coleoptera
Family:  | Melyridae
Genus:  | Dasytes
Species:  |

D. plumbeus

Binomial name
Dasytes plumbeus

authority = (O. F. Müller, 1776)

Dasytes plumbeus is a species of beetle that is native to the Paleartic, but has also been introduced to North America.[1][2] [3]

## Description

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Dasytes plumbeus is a small, dark beetle, highly polished with a greenish or bluish reflection, approximately 4–5 mm long. It is a pollen and nectar feeder, often transporting pollen to other flowers in the process.[1]

## Range

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It is common throughout central, northern and western Europe.;[1] it has also been found in North America, mainly around Greater Vancouver.[3]

## Habitat

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It is usually found on flowers and shrubs along embankments and the edges of forests; adults are also found on decomposing wood, while larvae are predators there.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Hoebeke, Richard; Wheeler, Alfred G. (2013). "Dasytes plumbeus (Müller) (Coleoptera: Melyridae: Dasytinae), a Palearctic soft-winged flower beetle new to North America". Zootaxa. 3717: 377–382. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3717.3.7.
2. ^ "Dasytes plumbeus (Müller, 1776)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
3. ^ a b "Dasytes plumbeus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

Taxon identifiers

Dasytes plumbeus|

* Wikidata: Q15737595
* Wikispecies: Dasytes plumbeus
* BioLib: 10053
* BOLD: 312574
* EoL: 3293645
* EUNIS: 116631
* Fauna Europaea: 449821
* Fauna Europaea (new): fd19f2a1-9e69-496b-a22a-3dbf5ac78485
* GBIF: 4449948
* iNaturalist: 467037
* NBN: NHMSYS0001717842
* NCBI: 433038
* Observation.org: 22824
* Open Tree of Life: 387624

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