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title: "Penseelkever"
description: "Trichius fasciatus — Insecten en spinnen. Trichius fasciatus, the Eurasian bee beetle, is a beetle species belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eurasian-bee-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Penseelkever

> Trichius fasciatus — Insecten en spinnen. Trichius fasciatus, the Eurasian bee beetle, is a beetle species belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

- Scientific name: *Trichius fasciatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 14000
- Wikidata: [Q1387496](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1387496)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55783](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55783)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Bee Beetle
- de: Gebänderter Pinselkäfer
- es: Escarabajo abeja europeo
- fr: Trichie fasciée
- nl: Penseelkever
- pl: Orszoł prążkowany

## Countries with the most observations

RU (4058), FI (2001), SE (1216), AT (809), IT (756), FR (709), DE (674), NO (474), LT (445), CH (365), CZ (185), ES (136)

## Summary

Trichius fasciatus, the Eurasian bee beetle, is a beetle species belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

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

## Photo

![Penseelkever](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-bee-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/300417832

## Machine access

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