About Osmoderma eremita (Scopoli, 1763)
Osmoderma eremita (Scopoli, 1763), commonly known as the hermit beetle or Russian leather beetle, is a species of European beetle belonging to the Scarabaeidae family. Adult individuals of this species have a body length ranging from 21 to 32 mm. Regarding distribution and taxonomy, the range of Osmoderma eremita depends on how it is defined. When treated as a distinct species separate from its close relatives Osmoderma barnabita, O. cristinae, O. italicum, and O. lassallei, it is found in central and western Europe, ranging from northern Spain and northern Italy north to southern Sweden and eastern Germany. When it is defined more broadly, treating O. cristinae and O. lassallei as its subspecies, its distribution covers most of Europe.
