Ctesias serra

Ctesias serra, commonly known as the cobweb beetle, is a species of beetle native to England in the family Dermestidae.

Ctesias
Ctesias serra
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C. serra
Binomial name
Ctesias serra
(Fabricius, 1792)

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]

Ctesias serra larva

References

  1. Barnard, Peter C. (2011). The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 144434496X.
  2. Collins, N.M. (editor) (1991). The Conservation of Insects and Their Habitats. Academic Press. p. 180. ISBN 0323149308.


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