Variimorda villosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | Variimorda |
| Species: | V. villosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Variimorda villosa (Schrank, 1781)
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Variimorda villosa is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the subfamily Mordellinae of the family Mordellidae.
These very small beetles are present in most of Europe. The adults can be encountered from July through August, especially feeding on flowers of Apiaceae species.
Their bodies have a sharp rear ending and a quite variable pattern of colours of lighter spots (yellowish, brownish, silvery, etc.).