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Bee-eating beetle

Trichodes apiarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The bee-eating beetle (Trichodes apiarius) is a species in the family Cleridae, order Coleoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Switzerland.

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Quick facts about the bee-eating beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the bee-eating 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 bee-eating beetle is listed for 1 country.

Switzerland
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Switzerland

Why a country list is not a range map

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the bee-eating beetle as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Denmark
  2. Estonia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the bee-eating 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 bee-eating beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCleridae
  6. genusTrichodes
  7. SpeciesTrichodes apiarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Attelabus apiarius, Trichodes angusticollis, Trichodes apicita, Trichodes apivore, Trichodes corallinus, Trichodes crassipedarius, Trichodes elegans, Trichodes georgianus, Trichodes interruptus, Trichodes pannonicus, Trichodes suturalis, Trichodes suturifer

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • pestrokrovečník včelovýCzech
  • BibilleDanish
  • ImmenwolfGerman
  • TarumardikasEstonian
  • Clairon des abeillesFrench
  • Pčelinji vukCroatian
  • szalagos méhészbogárHungarian
  • Cleride delle apiItalian
  • Bitinis keršvabalisLithuanian
  • bišu skudrulītisLatvian
  • BijenwolfDutch
  • BikubebilleNorwegian
  • Barciel pszczołowiecPolish
  • Пестряк пчелиныйRussian
  • pestroš včelíSlovak
  • čebelji volkecSlovenian
  • Пчелињи вукSerbian
  • bilejonSwedish
  • Строкатка бджолинаUkrainian
  • BienenwolfGerman
  • Gemeiner BienenkäferGerman
  • Gemeiner Bienenkäfer / Bienenwolf / ImmenkäferGerman
  • ImmenkäferGerman
  • Clairon des abeilles solitairesFrench
  • Šareni pčelomoracCroatian
  • BijenkeverDutch
  • Barciel pszczelarz / pszczołowiec ?Polish
  • Пчелиный пчеложукRussian
  • Пчеложук обыкновенныйRussian
  • Пчелиный жук-пестрякRussian
  • Navadni čebelji volkecSlovenian
  • Pčelinji pukSerbian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bee-eating beetle

Other species in the same genus Trichodes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the bee-eating beetle live?

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

Is the bee-eating beetle an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the bee-eating beetle as introduced in 2 countries: Denmark and Estonia, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the bee-eating beetle?

The bee-eating beetle (Trichodes apiarius) belongs to the family Cleridae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{trichodes_apiarius_2026,
  title = {Bee-eating beetle (Trichodes apiarius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/trichodes-apiarius},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}