-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Darkling Beetles and Allies (Superfamily Tenebrionoidea)

-Ant-like Flower Beetles (Family Anthicidae)

-Subfamily Anthicinae

The Anthicinae subfamily, commonly known as ant-like flower beetles, is a group within the family Anthicidae. These small beetles are so named due to their resemblance to ants, which helps them avoid predation. Anthicinae beetles are generalist feeders and are often found on flowers, where they consume pollen, nectar, and other small organic materials. They may also scavenge on decaying plant matter, small insects, or fungi.