Drilus flavescens Olivier, 1790 Male
Family: Drilidae
Size: 5.8 mm
Origin: Europe
Ecology: The larvae feed on snails, the male beetles are on flowers, the females live hidden on the ground
Location: England, Portsdown, Hants
leg. det. D.M.Appleton, 18.VI.1967
Coll. Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016

Drilus flavescens  (Flickr)

Drilus flavescens   (Wikimedia Commons)

Drilus flavescens Olivier, 1790 Female
Family: Drilidae
Size: 13.3 mm
Origin: Europe
Ecology: The larvae feed on snails, the male beetles are on flowers, the females live hidden on the ground
Location: England, Portsdown, Hants
leg. det. L.Christie, 25.5.1947
Coll. Natural History Museum, London
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2019

Drilus flavescens   (enlarged)

Drilus flavescens   (Flickr)

Drilus flavescens   (Wikimedia Commons)