Crusader nutcracker [1] ( lat. Selatosomus cruciatus ) is a type of nutcracker .
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| Selatosomus cruciatus ( Linnaeus , 1758 ) |
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Description
Beetle is 9-15 mm long. Elytra dark yellow with a characteristic black pattern in the form of a cross, from which, in fact, came the everyday name. [2] The flight time of adult beetles is from May to the end of July. [3]
Ecology
The larvae develop underground in sandy and wet soil , where they feed on the roots of horsetail ( Equisetum ) and, possibly, other plants. Adult beetles are found on oaks ( Quercus ) and forest beech ( Fagus sylvatica ); they feed on leaves of various species of oaks, beeches ( Fagus ), poplars ( Populus ) (mainly aspen ( Populus tremula )), hornbeam ( Carpinus betulus ) and large hazelnut ( Corylus avellana ). [3]
Habitats
Crusader Nutcracker prefers deciduous forests .
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Notes
- ↑ Striganova B. R. , Zakharov A. A. Pyatiazychny dictionary of animal names: Insects (Latin-Russian-English-German-French) /Ed. Dr. Biol. sciences, prof. B. R. Striganova . - M .: RUSSO, 2000. - p. 133. - 1060 copies. - ISBN 5-88721-162-8 .
- ↑ BugGuide Species Selatosomus cruciatus
- ↑ 1 2 Elateridae of the British Isles