Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Ampedus quadrisignatus (Ampedus quadrisignatus), recorded as Endangered
Ampedus quadrisignatus (Ampedus quadrisignatus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Ampedus quadrisignatus

Ampedus quadrisignatus

Four-spotted click beetle (Ampedus quadrisignatus (Gyllenhal, 1817)) is a beetle from Elateridae, from the genus Ampedus.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Ampedus quadrisignatus
Taxonomy
Insecta · Coleoptera · Elateridae · Ampedus

Appearance

It is 11-14 mm in size, it is characterized by four spots on a large lemon-yellow part of the scrabble wings.

Range and habitat

It lives in the Carpathian basin on rotting trees, they were found on Hungarian mountains Mecsek, Vertes, Borjonj, Vilanji mountain range.

GBIF currently lists 46 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Its larva lives in decomposing wood of hornbeam, oak, beech, but especially in that of a bird's nest.

In crisis

Ampedus quadrisignatus is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the Esperanto Wikipedia article on Kvarmakula klika skarabo, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q2549315 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Ampedus quadrisignatus?
Four-spotted click beetle (Ampedus quadrisignatus (Gyllenhal, 1817)) is a beetle from Elateridae, from the genus Ampedus.
What is the conservation status of Ampedus quadrisignatus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Ampedus quadrisignatus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Ampedus quadrisignatus live?
It lives in the Carpathian basin on rotting trees, they were found on Hungarian mountains Mecsek, Vertes, Borjonj, Vilanji mountain range.
Why is Ampedus quadrisignatus in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Ampedus quadrisignatus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Ampedus quadrisignatus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.