False oil beetle
Oedemera nobilis (Scopoli, 1763)
Status not recordedbeetles
The false oil beetle (Oedemera nobilis) is a species in the family Oedemeridae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 9.5 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Switzerland.
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Quick facts about the false oil beetle
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 9.5 mmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- flowerssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the false oil beetle?
What eats the false oil beetle?
Species recorded in published studies and collections.
Recorded predators of the false oil beetle
10 on record
- Variable bluet Coenagrion pulchellum3 sources
- Furrow spider Larinioides cornutus3 sources
- Bordered orbweaver Neoscona adianta3 sources
- Tent spider Pisaura mirabilis3 sources
- Yellow-spotted emerald Somatochlora flavomaculata3 sources
- Grooved running crab spider Tibellus maritimus3 sources
- Common reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus3 sources
- Blue-tailed damselfly Ischnura elegans3 sources
- Common grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia3 sources
- Four-spotted chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2 sources
Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).
References for these records
- Cattin Blandenier (2004)
- Cattin Blandenier, M.-F. 2004. Food web ecology: models and application to conservation.
- Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021).
Where does the false oil beetle live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The false oil beetle is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: CHColeoptera (scope: switzerland), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the false oil beetle endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the false oil beetle classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyOedemeridae
- genusOedemera
- SpeciesOedemera nobilis (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms Cantharis nobilis, Necydalis caerulea, Oedemera caerulea
Other names and names in other languages (13)
- Swollen-thighed beetleEnglish
- Thick-legged flower beetleEnglish
- stehenáč skvostnýCzech
- TyklårssolbilleDanish
- Grüner ScheinbockkäferGerman
- Escarabajo metálico de fémur gruesoSpanish
- Œdémère nobleFrench
- Cycliste émeraudeFrench
- Fraaie schijnbokDutch
- Fraaie schijnboktorDutch
- Zalęszczyca lśniącaPolish
- Edemera-nobrePortuguese
- debelonogi bleščeči roginSlovenian
Relatives of the false oil beetle
Other species in the same genus Oedemera.
CompareFalse oil beetle vs Yellow-legged thick-legged flower beetleFalse oil beetle vs Oedemera afghanaFalse oil beetle vs Oedemera atrataFalse oil beetle vs Oedemera barbara
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the false oil beetle?
An adult false oil beetle measures 9.5 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the false oil beetle live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the false oil beetle for 1 country: Switzerland. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What does the false oil beetle eat?
Its recorded main food is flowers.
What kind of animal is the false oil beetle?
The false oil beetle (Oedemera nobilis) belongs to the family Oedemeridae in the order Coleoptera.
What eats the false oil beetle?
Animals recorded preying on the false oil beetle include variable bluet, furrow spider, bordered orbweaver and tent spider. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products · CC0 1.0 · 0.11
Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference. - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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