Today we'll talk about the legendary beetle in the European Union: Osmoderma ssp.
I will not write about its systematic position. I will say here is that in Poland there is a Osmoderma barnabita sensu Audisio et all, 2007.
This beetle in Poland is seen quite often. Usually develops in deciduous trees such as willow (Salix spp.), oak (Quercus spp.), linden (Tilia spp.), and others. During the tests within the NATURA 2000 program in 2006-2007 in Mazovia I myself have found more than 20 new localities of the species. It is found in the forests, as well as the old, sick trees along the roads.
Osmoderma barnabita:
Polska, Warszawa, small forest near Modlińska street,
21 VII 2012, leg. (larvae and imagines), det. A. Woźniak
Below are some photos on his life.
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O. barnabita: habitat - old willows along the road, Polska, Puszcza Kozienicka, VII 2011 |
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O. barnabita: habitat - old willows of the banks of the Vistula river, Polska, Ostrów, VII 2013 |
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O. barnabita: habitat - rotten oak, Polska, Warszawa, Las Bielański, III 2010 |
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O. barnabita: koprolites and remains of imago, Polska, Żabno, V 2014 |
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O. barnabita: egg and larva immediately after hatching, Polska, Ostrów, VII 2013 |
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O. barnabita: young larvae, Polska, Ostrów, VII 2013 |
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O. barnabita: larvae and remains of imago, Polska, Warszawa, Modlińska street, 21 VII 2012 |
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O. barnabita: empty cocolites Polska, Ostoja Nadburzańska, IX 2012 |
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O. barnabita: Polska, Zawichost, 31 VII 2012 |
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Osmoderma barnabita male (sensu Audisio et all 2007) |
