Ilybius fenestratus
Ilybius fenestratus is a species of beetle found in many countries in Europe. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Ilybius |
| Species: | I. fenestratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ilybius fenestratus (Fabricius, 1781) | |
The scent gland of this species of beetle is natural source for the anabolic steroid boldenone (Δ1-testosterone).[1]
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