Melanophila

TaxID: 1483930

Basic Information

Melanophila

Fire Beetles

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.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Buprestidae

Melanophila

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Photos (5 photos)

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(c) C. Mallory@BY-NC
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(c) Justyn Stahl@BY-NC
Melanophila
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(c) Eric Hough@BY-NC
Melanophila
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(c) K Schneider@BY-NC
Melanophila
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(c) K Schneider@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other

No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (33 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
USCOB124-09 BOLD:AAH0450 COI-5P 658 United States 2009-05-30 33.86289, -112.30287
UAMIC392-13 BOLD:AAF2484 COI-5P 658 United States 2005-07-21 64.851, -147.851
UAMIC264-13 BOLD:AAF2484 COI-5P 658 United States 2010-07-31 63.946, -160.097
MPBTL273-16 BOLD:AAF2484 COI-5P 658 Canada 2016-07-14 58.769, -94.162
INVBG1138-25 BOLD:AGS3728 COI-5P 658 Bulgaria 2024-07-18 41.8492, 26.4822
INVBG1137-25 BOLD:AGS3728 COI-5P 658 Bulgaria 2024-07-18 41.8424, 26.349
INVBG1136-25 BOLD:AGS3728 COI-5P 658 Bulgaria 2024-07-18 41.8424, 26.349
INRMA3440-20 - COI-5P 307 Canada 2016-06-25 62.068054, -136.35388
INRMA1861-14 BOLD:AAF2484 COI-5P 658 Canada 2005-07-25 66.14, -136.37
HMCOL189-09 BOLD:AAF2484 COI-5P 658 Canada - 58.662, -94.165
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