Callidium violaceum

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Violet tanbark beetle

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Paarse metaalboktor
Belgium, Diepenbeek 31-05-2023
© Johan Verstraeten
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Carl Linnaeus –
1758

Body length : 8-16mm.

Host plant : Pinaceae.

Mainly found in coniferous forests.

The larvae develop in dead wood of conifers, such as Abies sp., Larix sp., Picea sp. and Pinus sp.