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Cryptophagus punctipennis

Status not recordedbeetles

Cryptophagus punctipennis is a species in the family Cryptophagidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about Cryptophagus punctipennis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Cryptophagus punctipennis live?

Not recorded

Is Cryptophagus punctipennis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Cryptophagus punctipennis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCryptophagidae
  6. genusCryptophagus
  7. SpeciesCryptophagus punctipennis C. Brisout de Barneville, 1863

Synonyms Cryptophagus marshami, Cryptophagus praetermissus, Cryptophagus productus, Cryptophagus sparsus, Cryptophagus subconvexus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • karvasalasyöjäFinnish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptophagus punctipennis

Other species in the same genus Cryptophagus.

Cellar beetle

Cryptophagus cellaris

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Cryptophagus punctipennis?

Cryptophagus punctipennis (Cryptophagus punctipennis) belongs to the family Cryptophagidae in the order Coleoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cryptophagus punctipennis (Cryptophagus punctipennis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptophagus-punctipennis

MLA

“Cryptophagus punctipennis (Cryptophagus punctipennis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptophagus-punctipennis.

BibTeX
@misc{cryptophagus_punctipennis_2026,
  title = {Cryptophagus punctipennis (Cryptophagus punctipennis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptophagus-punctipennis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}