Malachius bipustulatus

Zweifleckiger tip beetle ( Malachius bipustulatus )

The two-spotted beetle tip or two-spotted beetle warts ( Malachius bipustulatus ) is a beetle of the family of tip beetle ( Malachiidae ).

Two-spotted tail beetles are only six millimeters long. The chitin - armored metallic shine green. There are red areas of the body at various points on the body (head, sensor approach, the edge of the chest, back end of the elytra ). The body is elongated oblong. The legs are relatively long and partially covered with red rings. The antennae are long and filiform, the male is the 2nd - 4th Antennal segment provided with red, often orange-yellow appendages.

The beetles are widely used in Europe, Siberia and Asia Minor. They inhabit mainly meadows. At higher altitudes, they do not occur.

The animals sit during the day on flowers and grasses, of which they eat the pollen. The males produce special secretions, by which the females are attracted. If the female has taken to the secretion, it is ready to mate. The larvae live in the soil in old wood, where they hunt small insects. After several molts, the larvae pupate. From the doll slips of finished beetle.