Epuraea guttata

Epuraea guttata is a species of sap beetle of the subfamily Carpophilinae.

Epuraea guttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Nitidulidae
Genus:
Epuraea
Species:
E. guttata
Binomial name
Epuraea guttata
(Olivier, 1790)

Description

Adult

Body length of an adult is 2.6–4.4 millimetres (0.10–0.17 in).[1] The pronotum, mesonotum, and metanotum are strongly shiny. The head and legs have a moderate shine, as do the elytra. The abdomen is matte.[2]

Pupa

The body length of pupae ranges from 3.1–3.65 millimetres (0.122–0.144 in), and their width between 1.45–1.7 millimetres (0.057–0.067 in).[2] Pupae range in color from whitish to cream, except for the longitudinal tubercles, which are light brown in color.

Larva

Ecology

The beetles live in groves that include the English oak. They can be found under the bark, feeding on the sap of deciduous trees. They are occasionally found in association with the larvae of stem-boring moths of genus Cossus.

References
  1. Kirejtshuk AG. "Photo and information". site ZIN (zin.ru) (in Russian). Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  2. Kurochkin A . S. and Kirejtshuk AG. "Description of the pupa (in English)". site ZIN (zin.ru) (in Russian). Retrieved October 2, 2011.


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