![]() | Horned Matchhead Beetle Head in | Horned Matchhead Beetle Posterior | ![]() | |||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
Family: | Clown Beetle (Histeridae) | ||||
Species: | Horned Matchhead Beetle (Pheidoliphila carbo) | ||||
This Photo: | Leafy Legs | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~3mm long. Notice the Charcoal body, leafy legs and orange hair tufts on the shoulders. The head is able to retract all the way in to form a strong protective shell. | |||||
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