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Stenurella melanura
The adults grow up to 6 - 10 mm and can be encountered from May through September, completing their life cycle in two years. The head, pronotum and abdomen are black, while elytra are reddish with a black colored tip. They are very common flower-visitors, feeding on pollen and the nectar. Larvae develop in rotten wood of deciduous and coniferous trees, especially Castanea sativa.
This beetle is widespread in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone, in Oriental ecozone and in the Near East.
Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/265...
Spotted on Jun 12, 2013
Submitted on Jun 12, 2013
