Crache sang

Bloody-Nosed Beetle

Long de.11 à 18 mm, il déambule dans les chemins, les prairies, les bois, sur divers Galiums*. Lorsqu´on les saisit, les Timarches émettent une grosse goutte de liquide rougeâtre qui leur valu le nom de "crache-sang". Il est commun du printemps à l´automne.

The Bloody-Nosed Beetle is 11 to 18 mm long. It crawls along trails, in meadows and woods, on various species of Bedstraw (Gallium Verum). When caught, it attacks by spraying a large drop of reddish liquid. This idiosyncrasy has been somewhat captured in the English vernacular name and is true to nature in the French name - “a Blood Spitter”. Bloody-Nosed Beetles are commonly seen from spring to autumn.

Timarcha tenebricosa -Chrysomelidae-