Nitidula flavomaculata
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| Nitidula flavomaculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Nitidulidae |
| Tribe: | Nitidulini |
| Genus: | Nitidula |
| Species: | N. flavomaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Nitidula flavomaculata Rossi, 1790 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nitidula flavomaculata is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae.[1][2][3] It is native to the Mediterranean Region and naturalized in North America.[4] It is associated with later stages of decay in mammalian corpses.[4][5] It can be used in forensic investigations.[5]