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Trichodes leucopsideus
Trichodes leucopsideus is a beetle species of checkered beetles belonging to the family Cleridae, subfamily Clerinae.
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Description
It is a hairy small-medium size beetle with shining blue or black head and scutellum. The elongated elytra show a bright reddish orange colour with black bands. This species can easily be distinguished from other Trichodes species by the two small black spots in front of the elytra.
Range & habitat
These beetles are found in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal and in North Africa.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
At the larval stage these beetles are parasites of bees, as the females lay the eggs in the nests of wild bees or in hives of honey bees. After hatching larvae feed on larvae and nymphs of their victims. The adults grow up to 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) and can be encountered from May through July on the flowers, mainly Apiaceae, feeding on the pollen. However, they integrate their diet with small insects that they actively hunt.
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 467104.