Simplocaria metallica
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| Simplocaria metallica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Byrrhidae |
| Genus: | Simplocaria |
| Species: | S. metallica |
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| Simplocaria metallica (Sturm, 1807) | |
Simplocaria metallica is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.[1][2][3]
S. metallica is an obligate herbivore, often feeding from three main moss species: Pohlia filum, Ceratodon purpureus, and Bryum arcticum. Data suggests that this diet is shared between males and females, preferring the moss genera, Pohlia.[4]
