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Ampedus sanguineus, Elateridae

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gumenuk, 04.01.2007 9:10

RED-WINGED NUTCRACKER-Ampedus sanguineus, Elateridae.
Moscow region, Ramenskiy district, near the village of Khripan.
June 2006. Original date/time: 2006:06:15 11:18:03

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04.01.2007 9:11, gumenuk

Red - winged nutcracker-Ampedus sanguineus, common in the Moscow region, Females lay eggs under the straggling bark of coniferous trees( and birches), in the passages of barbel beetles. Larvae live for a long time, sometimes as long as 5 years, and pupate in late summer in the pupal cradle - a small cavity slightly larger than the pupa in size. Young beetles emerge from the pupa in August, but do not leave the pupal cradle: winter is coming soon. After wintering in the cradle, the beetle is released only in the spring of next year. It turns out that the beetle lives for almost a year, and the entire life cycle takes up to 6 years.
http://ivanov-petrov.livejournal.com/497087.html

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