Violet click beetle
Limoniscus violaceus
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Insects
The violet click beetle is a black beetle, 12 mm (0.5 in) long, with a faint blue/violet reflection. It gets its name from the family habit of springing upwards with an audible click if it falls on its back. It occurs in Europe.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Elateridae
- Genus
- Limoniscus