Ilybius fenestratus | |
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Ilybius fenestratus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Dytiscidae |
Genus: | Ilybius |
Species: | I. fenestratus
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Binomial name | |
Ilybius fenestratus (Fabricius, 1781)
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Ilybius fenestratus is a species of beetle found throughout Europe and Northern Asia. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.[1]
The scent gland of this species of beetle is natural source for the anabolic steroid boldenone (Δ1-testosterone).[2]