---
title: "Barciel kosmatek"
description: "Trichodes alvearius — Owady i pająki. Trichodes alvearius is a species of soldier or checkered beetle belonging to the family Cleridae, subfamily Clerinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/bee-eating-beetle-trichodes-alvearius
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Barciel kosmatek

> Trichodes alvearius — Owady i pająki. Trichodes alvearius is a species of soldier or checkered beetle belonging to the family Cleridae, subfamily Clerinae.

- Scientific name: *Trichodes alvearius*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8412
- Wikidata: [Q1645310](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1645310)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55047](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55047)

## Names

- en: Bee-eating Beetle
- de: Zottiger Bienenkäfer
- fr: Clairon des ruches
- nl: Behaarde bijenwolf
- pl: Barciel kosmatek

## Countries with the most observations

FR (3579), DE (1998), IT (1409), CH (537), ES (499), LU (84), BE (40), NL (29), CZ (25), AT (14), PL (7)

## Summary

Trichodes alvearius is a species of soldier or checkered beetle belonging to the family Cleridae, subfamily Clerinae.

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

## Photo

![Barciel kosmatek](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bee-eating-beetle-trichodes-alvearius/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ruebezahl · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/218466924

## Machine access

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