Oedemera nobilis

Oedemera nobilis
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Oedemeridae
Genus: Oedemera
Species:
O. nobilis
Binomial name
Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis female

Oedemera nobilis, also known as the false oil beetle, thick-legged flower beetle[1] or swollen-thighed beetle,[2] is a beetle in the family Oedemeridae, a common species in Western Europe, including south and central England.[3][4]

  1. ^ "False Oil Beetle - Oedemera nobilis". Brickfields Country Park. 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Swollen-thighed Beetle - Oedemera nobilis". NatureSpot. 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ^ Vázquez, X. A. 1993. Coleoptera: Oedemeridae, Pyrochroidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae. Fauna Ibérica, vol. 5. Ramos, M. A. et al. (Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, 181 pp. ISBN 84-00-06109-8
  4. ^ Vázquez, X. A. 2002. Fauna of European Oedemeridae. Argania editio, Barcelona, 178 pp. ISBN 84-931847-4-8