Bloody-nosed beetle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Bloody-nosed beetle Timarcha tenebricosa

Where the bloody-nosed beetle lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 7,633 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See beetles on the world map

Scientific name	Timarcha tenebricosa
Group	Beetles
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Chrysomelidae

Where does the bloody-nosed beetle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bloody-nosed beetle in 8 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the bloody-nosed beetle?

The bloody-nosed beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Chrysomelidae, genus Timarcha. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bloody-nosed beetle

The bloody-nosed beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa), also called blood spewer or blood-spewing beetle, is a leaf beetle native to Europe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bloody-nosed beetle (revision 1378874250), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1310666 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).