About Stenopterus rufus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Stenopterus rufus (Linnaeus, 1767) can reach a body length of 7–16 millimetres (0.28–0.63 in). Its body is covered in velvet-like hair. The elytra are very narrow, and antennae are approximately as long as the body, with clear segmentation. The head and pronotum are black, and the abdomen has a black base color crossed horizontally by yellow stripes. The first two segments of the antennae are black; the color of the following segments is variable, but they are generally yellow with segments III to V black at the apex. Occasionally, segments III to XI may be entirely yellow or entirely black. The elytra are red, with black bases and apices. The legs are mainly red. This beetle is widespread across most of Europe, as well as the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Iran, and the Near East, with confirmed recorded locations including Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Serbia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine. These beetles primarily live in meadows, hedge rows, beech forests, and wet forests.
