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BO., 20.03.2002 2:09

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20.03.2002 2:13, BO.

user posted imageIts size is 10-20mm. This species is an important natural enemy of prus and other harmful locusts. Beetles often harm alfalfa and other cultivated plants, in the photo beetles on fodder beet. The picture was taken in the Astrakhan region.
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31.03.2006 23:06, BO.

user posted imageRed-headed spank (Epicauta erythrocephala) beetle from the family Mylabridae (see Abscesses), length 12-18 mm. The development of the red-headed spank is associated with hypermetamorphosis. Eggs are laid in the ground in places where locust pods (Pachytilus migratorius) and prusik (Caloptenus italicus) are laid. It is distributed in the south of Russia and Europe. Beetles with strong reproduction can cause harm to cultivated plants. The benefits of this beetle are much greater than the harm. After all, the red-headed Shpanka destroys harmful insects in large quantities: locusts and prusik.
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