Dasytes cyaneus (Fabricius, 1775)
Syn.: Dasytes caeruleus (Fabricius, 1775)
Dasytidae (Melyridae)
Size: 5.4 mm (5.0 to 6.0 mm)
Distribution: Europe without North Europe
Ecology: The larvae live in rotten wood, the beetles are found on blossoms
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Unterfranken, Erlabrunn, Volkenberg, 355 m
leg.det. J.Mager, 23.V.1973
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2017
Dasytes cyaneus (enlarged)
Dasytes cyaneus (Flickr)