Sulfur beetle
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Sulfur beetle ( Cteniopus flavus ) |
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The sulfur beetle ( Cteniopus flavus , syn .: Cteniopus sulphureus ) is a beetle of the subfamily of the plant beetles (Alleculinae) within the family of the black beetles (Tenebrionidae).
features
The beetles are seven to nine millimeters long and have a strikingly sulfur-yellow color, only the antennae and their end links are darker. The species is variable, so there are specimens with almost black antennae or buttons , a brown head or abdomen, a black head or pronotum or gray-brown elytra . The head is elongated and the pronotum is only slightly wider than it is long. The body is finely haired.
Occurrence
They occur in all of Central Europe , east to Siberia . The species becomes rarer towards the north. In Germany z. B. they cannot be found in Schleswig-Holstein .
Way of life
The beetles love warmth and like to sit on plants from the umbelliferae family (Apiaceae), where they feed on pollen . The adults can be found from May to August. The larvae mostly live in sandy soils and eat roots.
supporting documents
literature
- Jiři Zahradník, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Käfer Central and Northwestern Europe , Parey Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1
- Edmund Reitter : Fauna Germanica - The beetles of the German Empire. Volume 3 p. 356, KG Lutz, Stuttgart 1911
- Edmund Reitter: Fauna Germanica - The beetles of the German Empire. 5 volumes, Stuttgart KG Lutz 1908 - 1916, digital library volume 134, Directmedia Publishing GmbH, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-898-53534-7
Web links
- Cteniopus flavus at Fauna Europaea