Beetle in Singapore Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/beetle-in-singapore Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:06:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 135464637 Tumbling Flower Beetle https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/beetle/tumbling-flower-beetle?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tumbling-flower-beetle https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/beetle/tumbling-flower-beetle#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:53:26 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=665 Tumbling flower beetle ( Glipa malaccana), (family Mordellidae), any of about 1,500 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) named for their jumping, turning, and tumbling motion when disturbed or caught. These black beetles are small, usually between 3 and 7 mm (0.1 to 0.3 inch) in length, and are most often seen on flowers. They […]

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]]> Tumbling flower beetle ( Glipa malaccana), (family Mordellidae), any of about 1,500 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) named for their jumping, turning, and tumbling motion when disturbed or caught. These black beetles are small, usually between 3 and 7 mm (0.1 to 0.3 inch) in length, and are most often seen on flowers. They are covered with fine hairs and are humpbacked and wedge-shaped, with a broad anterior end tapering to a pointed abdomen that extends beyond the forewings. The larvae live in and feed on rotten wood and plant stems.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/animal/tumbling-flower-beetle

Photos was taken at Dairy Farm Nature Reserve

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