Brassicogethes aeneus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Brassicogethes aeneus lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Brassicogethes aeneus
Group	Beetles
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Nitidulidae

Where does the Brassicogethes aeneus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Brassicogethes aeneus in 11 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 Brassicogethes aeneus?

The Brassicogethes aeneus (Brassicogethes aeneus) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Nitidulidae, genus Brassicogethes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Brassicogethes aeneus

Brassicogethes aeneus, the common pollen beetle, is a species of pollen beetle in the family Nitidulidae. Other common names include the rape pollen beetle and rape blossom beetle. It was previously known as Meligethes aeneus.

It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

A subspecies of Brassicogethes aeneus is B. aeneus dauricus.

Adults are about 2–3 mm long, 1–2 mm wide and black with a hint of metallic green. The larvae are up to 3 mm long and white with brown sclerotised plates.

Brassicogethes aeneus is an important pest of oilseed rape. It is not known whether it contributes to the pollination of the crop.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brassicogethes aeneus (revision 1225120869), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1564671 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).