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title: "Zwartkopvuurkever"
description: "Pyrochroa coccinea — Insecten en spinnen. Pyrochroa coccinea, commonly known as the Black-headed cardinal beetle, is a species of cardinal beetle in the family Pyrochroidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-headed-cardinal-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zwartkopvuurkever

> Pyrochroa coccinea — Insecten en spinnen. Pyrochroa coccinea, commonly known as the Black-headed cardinal beetle, is a species of cardinal beetle in the family Pyrochroidae.

- Scientific name: *Pyrochroa coccinea*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 14333
- Wikidata: [Q179827](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179827)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51680](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51680)

## Names

- en: Black-headed Cardinal Beetle
- de: Scharlachroter Feuerkäfer
- es: Escarabajo Cardenal
- fr: Pyrochre écarlate
- nl: Zwartkopvuurkever
- pl: Ogniczek większy

## Countries with the most observations

DE (3379), GB (1291), FR (1264), DK (1237), AT (832), IT (791), CZ (700), PL (618), NL (410), CH (379), UA (374), BE (345)

## Summary

Pyrochroa coccinea, commonly known as the Black-headed cardinal beetle, is a species of cardinal beetle in the family Pyrochroidae. It is found mainly in wooded areas and pastures throughout central Europe, including southern Great Britain. Similar to other species of ambrosia beetles, P. coccinea live and reproduce on wooden logs in early stages of decomposition. Larvae develop over the span of many years, with overlapping generations often inhabiting a single wooden territory. Adults, however, are short-lived and exist during a brief season. They typically show up in April, become more populous in May and early…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_beetle

## Photo

![Zwartkopvuurkever](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-headed-cardinal-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stuart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277490697

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-headed-cardinal-beetle?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).