Bee-eating beetle
Trichodes apiarius
Checkered beetles
(Cleridae)
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A slender beetle with an orange shield with 3 black bands, legs and head completely black with a blue shine. Very hairy, even on the shield. Found on flowers, feeds on plants as well as smaller insects that eat the plant. ⇔ l. 10-18 mm Larvae are carried to beehives where they feed on eggs and larvae or weak bees. Both bee colonies and solitary bees are targeted.
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10-50 mm
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Six
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Shielded
2 LookAlikes (LA):
Black-and-red froghopper
Trichodes octopunctatus [L.]
Bee-eating beetle
Bijenwolf
Bienenkäfer
Clairon des abeilles
Trichodes apiarius [L.]
Trichodes apiarius [L.]
Trichodes apiarius [L.]
Пестряк пчелиный
Trichodes apiarius [L.]
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