Four-point pine jewel beetle
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Four-point pine jewel beetle ( Anthaxia quadripunctata ) |
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The four-point pine jewel beetle ( Anthaxia quadripunctata ) is a beetle from the family of jewel beetles and the subfamily of Buprestinae .
description
The beetles are five to eight millimeters long. The body is black or dark brown, colored copper-like. The pronotum usually has four pits arranged in a transverse row and is almost rectangular.
Occurrence
Lives in loose coniferous forests . Is common in large parts of Europe , the Caucasus , Asia Minor, and the Middle East .
Way of life
The larvae live between bast and sapwood of conifers, preferably fir , spruce and larch .
nutrition
The beetles feed on pollen from yellow- blooming flowers , while the larvae feed on coniferous wood.
literature
- Fritz Brechtel, Hans Kostenbader (ed.): The splendor and stag beetles of Baden-Württemberg. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002. ISBN 3-8001-3526-4
- Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung, Jarmila Hoberlandtova, Ivan Zpevak: Beetles of Central and Northwestern Europe. Parey, Berlin 1985. ISBN 3-490-27118-1
Web links
Commons : Anthaxia quadripunctata - album with pictures, videos and audio files
