Bed-jacket vs Violet checkered beetle

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Sapindaceae Cleridae
Genus Alectryon Necrobia
Species Alectryon tomentosus Necrobia violacea

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Violet checkered beetle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Violet checkered beetle

No description available.

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