Phaleria bimaculata

Phaleria bimaculata is a species of darkling beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae.

Subspecies

 * Phaleria bimaculata adriatica Rey, 1891
 * Phaleria bimaculata bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Phaleria bimaculata pontica Semenov, 1901

Description
Phaleria bimaculata can reach a length of 6 - 7 mm. Usually head is dark brown, pronotum is brown, while elytrae are pale brown with two large dark brown spots. These small beetles show a high degree of inter-population morphological variability.

Distribution and habitat
This species is present in most of Europe. These darkling beetles live in sandy beaches.