Strawberry seed beetle
Harpalus rufipes
Name means: “red-footed”
The strawberry seed beetle is a ground beetle from Europe with reddish legs. It hunts small pests in fields and gardens. But it also likes to nibble the little seeds on strawberries.
Lives in
Europe, in fields and gardens
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless to people.
What does it eat?
It eats aphids and slugs, and also seeds, including strawberry seeds.
How fast is it?
A tortoise about 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)
Strawberry seed beetle about 1.2 km/h (0.75 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its name rufipes means red-footed.
2
Farmers sometimes use it to fight pests like aphids and slugs.
3
Scientists study it to learn how a beetle's body fights germs.
you asked
Most asked questions about Strawberry seed beetle
?What does the strawberry seed beetle eat?
Aphids, slugs and seeds, including strawberry seeds.
?Is the strawberry seed beetle good or bad for gardens?
Mostly good, because it eats pests, though it also nibbles strawberry seeds.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Harpalus rufipes
- Named by
- De Geer, 1774
- Group
- Beetles
- Family
- Carabidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Coleoptera > Carabidae
- Lives on
- Europe
Where the facts come from
- Harpalus rufipes (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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