Bee beetle
- Description
- This rare insect is found in the north of England, Scotland and Wales. The beetle belongs to the rose chafer family. The adult beetles feed on flowers and have evolved to mimic bees. Their larvae feed in rotting hardwood.
- Accession Loan No.
- 890/1913/699
- Collection Class
- Arthropods
- Common Name
- bee beetle
- Simple Name
- insect: beetle
- Full Name
- SCARABAEIDAE: Trichius fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758):
- Family Group
- Collector / Excavator
- de la Garde, Mr Philip Le Hardy (from the collection of): Newbery, E A (from the collection of)
- Collection Continent
- Europe
- Phylum
- ARTHROPODA
- Family
- SCARABAEIDAE
- Genus
- Trichius
- Species
- fasciatus
