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Melanophila
Melanophila is a genus of buprestid beetles commonly known as fire beetles. They have extraordinary sensitivity to infrared radiation (heat), using a specialized sensor organ near their legs. They seek out fires in order to mate and lay eggs in freshly burned wood.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Charcoal Beetle
speciesMelanophila consputa
Black Fire Beetle
speciesMelanophila acuminata
Melanophila cuspidata
speciesMelanophila cuspidata
Melanophila notata
speciesMelanophila notata
Melanophila unicolor
speciesMelanophila unicolor
Melanophila atropurpurea
speciesMelanophila atropurpurea
Melanophila occidentalis
speciesMelanophila occidentalis
Melanophila ignicola
speciesMelanophila ignicola
Melanophila abies
speciesMelanophila abies
Melanophila aeneola
speciesMelanophila aeneola
Melanophila nigrita
speciesMelanophila nigrita
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 177080.