Four-point oil beetle
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Four-point oil beetle ( Mylabris quadripunctata ) |
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The four-point oil beetle ( Mylabris quadripunctata ) is a beetle from the family of the oil beetle (Meloidae).
features
The beetles are 13 to 16 millimeters long. Their elytra are red and each have four black spots and a black end band on the rump.
Occurrence
The animals are common in the Mediterranean area, love sunny, flower-rich places and are flower visitors (e.g. on Dorycnium ). They fly from June to October.
Way of life
The larvae develop in the underground egg cocoons of grasshoppers .
literature
- Heiko Bellmann : The New Cosmos Insect Guide , Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-440-07682-2
Web links
Commons : Four-point oil beetle album with pictures, videos and audio files
