Cucujus cinnaberinus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Cucujidae
- Genus
- Cucujus
- Species
- Cucujus cinnaberinus
- Scientific Name
- Cucujus cinnaberinus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cucujus cinnaberinus
Cucujus cinnaberinus is a species of beetles in the family Cucujidae, the flat bark beetles. It is native to Europe, being most common in Central Europe and rare in much of Southern and Western Europe.
This beetle lives under tree bark. It is associated with oaks (Quercus spp.), maples (Acer spp.), and poplars (Populus spp.). It can be found in various habitat types, including forests and urban areas. It is a saproxylic species, often feeding on decomposing wood. It has also been observed eating maggots and the larvae of other beetles.
This beetle is on the IUCN Red List as a near-threatened species. It is on many national lists of threatened species in Europe. Forest management practices include the removal of dead wood and dying trees, reducing available habitat and food sources for the beetle.
...Cucujus cinnaberinus in languages:
- Bokmål
- sinoberbille
- Czech
- lesák rumělkový
- Estonian
- väike-punalamesklane
- Finnish
- punahärö
- French
- Cucujus vermillon
- German
- Scharlachroter Plattkäfer
- German
- Scharlachkäfer
- Lithuanian
- Purpurinis plokščiavabalis
- Polish
- Zgniotek cynobrowy
- Russian
- Плоскотелка красная
- Swedish
- cinnoberbagge
- Ukrainian
- Плоскотілка червона
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Cucujus bicolor
- Cucujus chinensis
- Cucujus chuensis
- Cucujus cinnaberinus
- Cucujus clavipes
- Cucujus coccinatus
- Cucujus coloniarius
- Cucujus costatus
- Cucujus elongatus
- Cucujus euphoria
- Cucujus evangelium
- Cucujus grouvellei
- Cucujus haematodes
- Cucujus janatai
- Cucujus kachin
- Cucujus kempi
- Cucujus mniszechi
- Cucujus muelleri
- Cucujus nigripennis
- Cucujus opacus
- Cucujus shennong
- Cucujus tibetensis
- Cucujus tulliae































































































































































