| Obsidian Soul/sandbox/Episcapha quadrimacula | |
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| Episcapha quadrimacula feeding on fungi in the Philippines | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Episcapha |
| Species: | E. quadrimacula
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| Binomial name | |
| Episcapha quadrimacula (Wiedemann, 1823)
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Episcapha quadrimacula is a species of pleasing fungus beetle.
Taxonomy edit
Episcapha quadrimacula is classified under the subgenus Episcapha of the genus Episcapha. It belongs to the subfamily Dacninae of the pleasing fungus beetle family Erotylidae.[1]
Distribution edit
Episcapha quadrimacula is native to South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka), Indochina (Burma, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia), and Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines).[1]
See also edit
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References edit
- ^ a b c Michio Chujo (1968). "Erotylid Beetles from Thailand, Laos and Vietnam: Studies on Erotylid Beetles (21)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 10 (3–4): 551–573.