Chariessa pilosa

Chariessa pilosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cleridae
Genus: Chariessa
Species:
C. pilosa
Binomial name
Chariessa pilosa
(Forster, 1781)

Chariessa pilosa is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.[1][2][3] It is a predator of wood-boring beetles and lives in the galleries made by said beetles, including during pupation. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Chariessa pilosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Chariessa pilosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Boving, Adam; Champlain, A. B. (1920). "Larvae of North American beetles of the family Cleridae". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 57 (2323): 575–649. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.57-2323.575. Retrieved 2025-10-13.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
  • Media related to Chariessa pilosa at Wikimedia Commons