Csóka, György and Kovács, Tibor (1999): Xilofág rovarok - Xylophagous insects. Hungarian Forest Research Institute. Erdészeti Turományos Intézet, Agroinform Kiadó, Budapest, 189 pp.
Mn: Remetebogár / En: Hermit beetle
25-32 mm. European species, occurring at low altitudes on mountains, hills and lowlands. Its most typical habitats are old and undisturbed willow groves, but it also occurs in several different forest types. The larvae most frequently develop in decaying wood in hollows of dead trees. Adults feed on the wound fluids in the crown. They have a characteristic smell of apricots. Rare in Hungary.
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