Genus

Melanophila

Melanophila consputa. Photo: (c) C. Mallory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
        Infraorder: Elateriformia (Elateriform beetles)
        Superfamily: Buprestoidea
        Family: Buprestidae (Jewel beetles)
        Subfamily: Buprestinae
        Tribe: Melanophilini
        Genus: Melanophila
        Species: Melanophila consputa (Charcoal beetle)

Subtaxa

Species: Melanophila consputa (Charcoal beetle)

Genus

Melanophila

Subtaxa

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