Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Order: Lamiales (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Family: Rutaceae Genus: Ruta Species: R. Graveolens Binomial Name: Ruta Graveolens The species Ruta graveolens, also commonly called the Herb of Grace, Rue, or Common Rue, belongs to the Ruta genus of the…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Order: Lamiales (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Rosmarinus Species: R. Officianalis Binomial Name: Rosmarinus Officianalis Rosemary botanically termed Rosemarinus Officinalis, is an evergreen shrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family. It is a woody plant found in Mediterranean regions….
The Rose Hip is a fruit developing on the rose plant that belongs to the Rosaceae family. Usually, it is found in deep orange to red color, but in some species, it is also found in deep purple to black shades. During the early summer or spring, the flowers get pollinated, after which this fruit begins…
Aspalathus linearis, commonly known as Rooibos is a bushy plant or a broom-shaped plant belonging to legume family. It earned this generic name from the Greek term “Aspalathos” which is actually the name of a genus of plants, botanically referred to as Calicotome Villose. A red tea is associated with this herb because its leaves…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Dermestidae Genus: Anthrenus Subgenus: incertae sedis Species: A. Verbasci The varied carpet beetles in the larval form are common in houses, but the beetles themselves, do not cause any major harm. These beetles belong to the family Dermestidae. They are found throughout the U…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods) Species: Rubiginosa (Thistle Tortoise Beetle) Subfamily: Cassidinae (Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines) Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles) Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles) Tribe: Cassidini (Tortoise Beetles) Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods) Order: Coleoptera (Beetles) Genus: Cassida Class: Insecta (Insects) Family: Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Adephaga Family: Carabidae Subfamily: Cicindelinae Traditionally, the Tiger Beetles were considered to be members of the Cicindelidae family, but new theories suggest that these beetles actually fall into the group of Carabidae family of ground beetles. These beetles are quite renowned for their aggressive…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods) Class: Insecta (Insects) Order: Coleoptera (Beetles) Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles) Superfamily: Bostrichoidea (Carpet, Powder-post and Death-watch Beetles) Family: Anobiidae Subfamily: Ptininae (Spider Beetles) Tribe: Ptinini Genus: Ptinus No Taxon: (Subgenus Ptinus) Species: (Spider Beetle) Spider beetles belong to…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Family: Lucanidae Stag beetles are the biggest beetles existing in Europe. They are a set of nearly 1200 categories of beetles in the scientific categorization Lucanidae. Lucanus Cervus is a distinguished class in Europe. Everyone will be surprised to…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods) Class: Insecta (Insects) Order: Coleoptera (Beetles) Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles) Superfamily: Elateroidea (Click, Firefly and Soldier Beetles) Family: Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles) The Soldier beetles (scientifically named Cantharidae) are comparatively straight-sided and soft-bodied. They are distributed internationally. The color…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Family: Scarabaeidae The Scarabaeidae beetle family is the second largest one with more than 30000 species worldwide, and around 2000 species identified in Australia alone, the first being the Curculionidae. It consists of both small and large sizes of beetles that range in…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Staphyliniformia Superfamily: Staphylinoidea Family: Staphylinidae The Rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra that leave more than half of their abdomen exposed. With approximately 58,000 species in thousands of genera, the group is currently recognized…