Cherry Jacana
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Cherry Jacana ( Orsodacne cerasi ) |
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The cherry jacana ( Orsodacne cerasi ) is a beetle in the Orsodacnidae family .
features
The beetles are 4.5 to 8 millimeters long. Their coloring is very variable and ranges from yellow to red-brown with black markings, or even completely black. The pronotum and the wing panels are only very sparsely hairy. The pronotum is roughly the same length as it is wide and has a less punctiform structure than the wing. The third antenna segment is noticeably longer than the second. The similar Orsodacne humeralis is also variable in color, but differs in its thick white hair on the body and second and third antennae segments of equal length.
Occurrence and way of life
The species occurs in Europe, in the north to Denmark, central Norway and Sweden and in the south of Finland. The species also occurs in England, but is rare there. It lives on the edges of forests and meadows and can be seen on the flowers of various trees and shrubs, such as hawthorns , prunus species, rowan berries , privet , fruit trees and also blooming umbellifers , valerian and meadowsweet . The species can be found from April to August.
supporting documents
literature
- Georg Möller, Reiner Grube, Ekkehard Wachmann : The Fauna Käferführer I - Beetles in and on the forest . Fauna-Verlag, Nottuln 2006, ISBN 3-935980-25-6 .
- Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Beetles of Central and Northwestern Europe: an identification book for biologists and nature lovers . Parey, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1 .
