Bronze beetle [1] , or small beetle [1] ( lat. Calosoma inquisitor ) is a large beetle from the ground beetle family.
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| Calosoma inquisitor Linnaeus , 1758 |
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Area
- 3 Habitats
- 4 Biology
- 5 Security Notices
- 6 notes
Description
Beetle 16–28 mm long. The color of the top is dark bronze or black-green, sometimes copper-green or blue, always with a metallic sheen. The lateral margins of the pronotum and elytra are usually brighter. The legs are long, black.
Range
Central Europe, Iran , the Caucasus , Central Asia, Ukraine , southern Russia, the Far East
Habitats
Deciduous forests (mainly oak forests), mostly broad-leaved. In typical habitats (floodplain oak forests) a very common species.
Biology
One generation a year is developing. A species with a spring-summer type of reproduction, wintering adults. Beetles are found from April to June. The highest activity was noted in May. Life expectancy of adults - up to several years. The adults wintered. The larva molts 2 times and approximately 24 days after hatching pupates in late summer. After 8-10 days, adult beetles appear that remain to winter in the soil. It feeds mainly on caterpillars.
Security Notes
It is included in the Red Book of Lithuania and the Republic of Belarus .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Striganova B. R. , Zakharov A. A. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names: Insects (Latin-Russian-English-German-French) /Ed. Dr. biol. sciences, prof. B.R. Striganova . - M .: RUSSO, 2000 .-- S. 103. - 1060 copies. - ISBN 5-88721-162-8 .