Kingdom Animalia Family Elateridae Scientific name Actenicerus siaelandicus Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Actenicerus Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle | |
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Similar Actenicerus, Beetle, Athous bicolor, Anostirus purpureus, Athous vittatus | ||
Actenicerus siaelandicus is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae, subfamily Dendrometrinae.
This beetle is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in the Nearctic ecozone.
The adults grow up to 10–17 millimetres (0.39–0.67 in) long and can mostly be encountered from May through August, mainly in wet meadows, bogs and marshes. One of preferred host-plants are Carex species.
The whole body is bronzed-brownish or auburn-purplish, with a greyish pubescence.
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