Orange fire beetle
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Orange fire beetle ( Schizotus pectinicornis ) |
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The orange fire beetle ( Schizotus pectinicornis ) is a beetle from the family of fire beetles (Pyrochroidae). As the smallest species represented in Central Europe, they are also known as small fire beetles .
features
The beetles are eight to nine millimeters long. Your on the sides rounded pronotum and the elytra are orange with hints of flat longitudinal ribs, the rest of the body is black. In addition, there is a black spot in the middle of the pronotum, offset from the base. The females have serrated antennae , the males combed antennae . The males also differ from the females by two conspicuous, round pits on the head. The claws are a little lighter in color than the rest of the legs.
Occurrence
They occur in large parts of Europe up to the Arctic Circle in deciduous forests , especially in the mountains and foothills.
Way of life
The adults often sit on blossoms and dead wood . The larvae live under the bark of deciduous trees and feed predatory on insects or their larvae.
literature
- Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer, The Central European Beetles , Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1
- Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Käfer Central and Northwestern Europe , Parey Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1
Web links
- Schizotus pectinicornis in Fauna Europaea