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| Melanophila | |
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| Melanophila consputa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Tribe: | Melanophilini |
| Genus: | Melanophila Eschscholtz, 1829 |
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.[1] They seek out fires in order to mate and lay eggs in freshly burned wood.[2]
- ^ Schmitz, H; Bousack, H (2012). "Modelling a Historic Oil-Tank Fire Allows an Estimation of the Sensitivity of the Infrared Receptors in Pyrophilous Melanophila Beetles". PLOS One. 7 (5): e37627. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...737627S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037627. PMC 3357417. PMID 22629433.
- ^ Jones, Benji (2023-07-28). "This beetle's sex is on fire. Literally". Vox. Retrieved 2023-07-30.