E-mail: Password: Create an Account Recover password

About Authors Contacts Get involved Русская версия

show

Ampedus sanguineus, Elateridae

Community and Forum → Insects images → Ampedus sanguineus, Elateridae

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

Pictures:
picture: 07_01_04_045_DSC08733.jpg
07_01_04_045_DSC08733.jpg — (137.13к)

Comments

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

New comment

Note: you should have a Insecta.pro account to upload new topics and comments. Please, create an account or log in to add comments.

* Our website is multilingual. Some comments have been translated from other languages.

Random species of the website catalog

Insecta.pro: Illustrated insecta catalogue. Terms of use and publishing policy.

Project editor and administrator: Peter Khramov.

I express my gratitude to moderators, photographers and involved users for their contribution to the website progress.

© Insecta.pro, 2007—2025.

Species catalog enables to sort by characteristics such as expansion, flight time, etc..

Photos of representatives Insecta.

Detailed insects classification with references list.

Enotomologists search system and a living blog.