74. C. aurata aurata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bercio & Folwaczny 1979; Alekseev & Sakhnov 2000; Alekseev 2006, 2007, 2014; Alekseev & Shapoval 2011b.

Voucher specimens: 3 [2 km W Cherniakhovsk, 11 June 1994, 2 exp.; Medovoe, 10 April – 03 July 2018].

Kaliningrad Region: Everywhere; Bagr., Chern., Gur., Gus., Gvard., Krasn., Nem., Nest., Oz., Pol., Pravd., Slav., Zel .

Comments: Widely distributed and frequent throughout the Region species. Larvae develop in logs and stumps of deciduous trees, in mounds of compost, rotten sawdust and dung; beetles occur on flowers in forest adges, clearings, and suburbs.