Information: Meloe brevicollis was described by Panzer in 1793.
Asian-European element with extension into the Maghreb. Polymorphic species: the nominal subspecies is widespread throughout Europe and the Mediterranean islands, reaching as far north as England and central-southern Scandinavia, and extending eastward from Russia and northern Turkey across Central Asia to the Himalayas, China, Korea, and Kamchatka.
The subspecies algericus Escherich, 1890 is found in Sicily, northern Tunisia, and northeastern Algeria; curticornis Escalera, 1914 occurs in Morocco; mistaniensis Aksentiev, 1985 is found in Azerbaijan and Iran.
Body length: 14 - 28 mm
Peak activity: Apríl - August
Remarks: This species tends to be cold-loving (cryophilous), and it is mostly found in mountainous habitats between 900 and 2500 meters above sea level. Adults are diurnal, polyphagous phytophages, feeding mainly on plants from the Ranunculaceae, Asteraceae, and Poaceae families. The activity period in Europe spans from May to August.
Distribution: Afghanistan, Algeria, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, China, Denmark, Estonia,Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, United Kingdom, Greece, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, North Korea, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine
Zoogeographic region: Palearctic
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Subspecies: 4
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Body length: 14 - 28 mm
Peak activity: April - August
Distribution: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, China, Denmark, Estonia,Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, United Kingdom, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, North Korea, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine
Material examined (& observation):
Czech Republic 
North Moravia | Olomoucký Region
Králický Sněžník Mountains
Staré Město env.
(Stříbrnice)
(GPS) 
Altitude 650 m a.s.l. | 22.5.2022
Our observation period: May ~ Jun
Sampling Methods: field edges in grass 
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Distribution: Italy (Sicily), northern Tunisia, and northeastern Algeria
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Czechia
