Image to followAI-generated illustrationPityogenes chalcographus
Pityogenes chalcographus
Family: CurculionidaeGenus: Pityogenesnative in Germany
native in Germany
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Plants
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Interactions
documented
About this species
A minute bark beetle in the weevil family Curculionidae, recorded in Great Britain.
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Prey / FoodPlant food
Yearly cycle
Detailed annual cycle data are not documented.
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Merkmale
Körper
Body length
0.2053 cm
Weight
0.00087 g
Scientific profile
Pityogenes chalcographus is a small bark beetle, typically reaching a body length of around 2 millimetres and a mass of less than one milligram. The colour is light, and the elytra are roughly 1.1 millimetres in length, while the pronotum is slightly shorter. The head and the ventral surface of the abdomen carry dense hairiness, with the pronotum being less hairy. The antennae and mandibles are short, and the eyes are tiny. The species has been recorded in Great Britain.
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•Hagge et al. (2021) — Saproxylic Beetle Morphological Trait Database, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.2fqz612p3 (CC0 1.0)
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