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Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle
Pyrrhidium sanguineum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
Red Pine Longhorn BeetleStictoleptura rubra
Common Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
European FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Lily Leaf BeetleLilioceris lilii
Lygistopterus sanguineus
Cucujus cinnaberinus
Scarce Cardinal BeetleSchizotus pectinicornis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,583 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 5,583 |
| France | 450 |
| Germany | 386 |
| Austria | 170 |
| Italy | 136 |
| Poland | 132 |
| Czechia | 81 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 77 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 69 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Longhorn Beetles · Cerambycidae |
| Genus | Pyrrhidium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.