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Malachite beetle

Malachius bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbeetles

The malachite beetle (Malachius bipustulatus) is a species in the family Melyridae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 6.62 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Switzerland.

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Quick facts about the malachite beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
6.62 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 malachite beetle?

MALACHITE BEETLE · LENGTH 6.62 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 6.62 mm, the recorded maximum length of the malachite beetle is about 0.4% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

What does the malachite beetle eat, and what eats it?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded prey of the malachite beetle

15 on record

  1. Acalypta carinata2 sources
  2. Amblytylus nasutus2 sources
  3. Chlamydatus pulicarius2 sources
  4. Dicranotropis hamata2 sources
  5. Ditropsis flavipes2 sources
  6. Halticus apterus2 sources
  7. Javesella pellucida2 sources
  8. Small brown planthopper Laodelphax striatellus2 sources
  9. Megalonotus emarginatus2 sources
  10. Nysius ericae2 sources
  11. Ribautodelphax albostriata2 sources
  12. Scolopostethus affinis2 sources
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  1. Stygnocoris rusticus2 sources
  2. Agallia brachyptera2 sources
  3. Anaceratagallia ribauti2 sources

Recorded predators of the malachite beetle

4 on record

  1. Cucumber green spider Araniella cucurbitina2 sources
  2. Common stretch spider Tetragnatha extensa2 sources
  3. Oak spider Aculepeira ceropegia2 sources
  4. Tent spider Pisaura mirabilis2 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

Where does the malachite 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 malachite beetle is listed for 1 country.

Switzerland
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Switzerland

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: CHColeoptera (scope: switzerland), through the Catalogue of Life.

Is the malachite 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 malachite beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyMelyridae
  6. genusMalachius
  7. SpeciesMalachius bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cantharis bipustulata

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Common malachite-beetleEnglish
  • bradavičník dvojskvrnnýCzech
  • SkovmalakitbilleDanish
  • Toplettet blærebilleDanish
  • Toplettet dunblødbilleDanish
  • Zweifleckige WarzenkäferGerman
  • Zweifleckiger ZipfelkäferGerman
  • Harilik verevjätklaneEstonian
  • täpläviherikäsFinnish
  • Malachie à deux tachesFrench
  • Malachie à deux pointsFrench
  • kétfoltos bibircsesbogárHungarian
  • オオツマキアオジョウカイモドキJapanese
  • Dvidėmis PūsliavabalisLithuanian
  • MāņmīkstspārnisLatvian
  • RoodvlekweekkeverDutch
  • RoodtipbasterdweekschildDutch
  • Bęblik dwuplamekPolish
  • Двупятнистая малашкаRussian
  • bradavičník dvojškvrnnýSlovak
  • oranžnolisi cevkarSlovenian
  • малашка двоплямистаUkrainian

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistTAXREFWikidata

Relatives of the malachite beetle

Other species in the same genus Malachius.

CompareMalachite beetle vs Scarlet malachite beetleMalachite beetle vs Malachius australisMalachite beetle vs Malachius bispinosusMalachite beetle vs Malachius bulbifer

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the malachite beetle?

An adult malachite beetle measures 6.62 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the malachite beetle live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the malachite beetle for 1 country: Switzerland. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What does the malachite beetle eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

What kind of animal is the malachite beetle?

The malachite beetle (Malachius bipustulatus) belongs to the family Melyridae in the order Coleoptera.

What eats the malachite beetle?

Animals recorded preying on the malachite beetle include cucumber green spider, common stretch spider, oak spider and tent spider. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Which animals does the malachite beetle eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the malachite beetle include acalypta carinata, amblytylus nasutus, chlamydatus pulicarius and dicranotropis hamata. 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Malachite beetle (Malachius bipustulatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/malachite-beetle

MLA

“Malachite beetle (Malachius bipustulatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/malachite-beetle.

BibTeX
@misc{malachite_beetle_2026,
  title = {Malachite beetle (Malachius bipustulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/malachite-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}