Sulphur beetle — size comparison

The sulphur beetle has a pale sulphur-yellow elongated body. Sunny clearings, meadows, roadsides and forest margins provide habitat; suitable sites may hold man

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Length

od przodu głowy do końca odwłoka · bez czułków, nóg i wystających skrzydełScale for the stated dimensions · each animal is labelled

Sulphur beetle

Cteniopus sulphureus

8,25 mmAdult individual · płeć nieokreślona
Body length

od przodu głowy do końca odwłoka · bez czułków, nóg i wystających skrzydełMeasurement: side

The stated dimensions share a scale without a common ground line. Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Measurement comparisonScale in cm
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Sulphur beetleBody length8.25 mm
Bank cardLong edge of the card8.56 cm

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

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Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Sulphur beetle — size comparison — facts and sources

The sulphur beetle has a pale sulphur-yellow elongated body. Sunny clearings, meadows, roadsides and forest margins provide habitat; suitable sites may hold many.

Adults eat flower pollen, sometimes gathering on one umbel. They chiefly occur June to August.

Larvae develop in decaying wood.

Measurement sources