Pyrochre serraticornis

Pyrochroa serraticornis

Le Cardinal
Tête et pronotrum entièrement rouges

Red-headed cardinal beetle
Also toxic - Predates on other insects: Adults take flying insects from flowers and leaves, the larvae feed on larvae of other decaying wood-feeding insects living under the bark of broadleaved trees.

La larve:
 

Pyrochre à l'envol

Pyrochroa serraticornis

Cardinal beetle
Taking off:

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Quand j'vois rouge!

Pyrochroa coccinea
Famille des Pyrochroides

Le Pyrochre écarlate ou "Cardinal" est commun. C'est un coléoptère européen de 15 à 20 mm long aux élytres rouge vif ou orange-brun et au ventre noir et à la tête noire. Les antennes sont pectinées chez le mâle et dentées chez la femelle; corps aplati et élargi en arrière, sa couleur écarlate prévient qu'il est toxique.

The Cardinal Beetle
has comb-like black antennae and a black face. is a brightly-coloured orange-red beetle. It is approximately 20 mm long. It has a black face. The cardinal beetle preys on other insects and is normally found on flowers at the edges of woodland. It is a strong flier. Bright red, in that way it warns predators that it is toxic.

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Pyrochre, un cardinal en puissance!

Pyrochroa serraticornis

Tête et pronotrum entièrement rouges

Red-headed cardinal beetle
Also toxic - Predates on other insects: Adults take flying insects from flowers and leaves, the larvae feed on larvae of other decaying wood-feeding insects living under the bark of broadleaved trees.

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