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Cardinal beetle, a Common card
Pyrochroa coccinea, commonly known as the Black-headed cardinal beetle, is a species of cardinal beetle in the family Pyrochroidae.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 128
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,100
Ranked #2,339 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Cardinal beetle quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cardinal beetle card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is found mainly in wooded areas and pastures ______ central Europe, including southern Great Britain.
Answer
throughout. It is found mainly in wooded areas and pastures throughout central Europe, including southern Great Britain. From the Cardinal beetle article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of fatal dog attacks in Austria. List of fatal dog attacks in Austria 74 · Chlamydia 70 · Spitting 67 · Cardinal beetle 61 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Spitting. Spitting 34,000 · Chlamydia 18,000 · Cardinal beetle 7,100 · List of fatal dog attacks in Austria 3,900 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is found mainly in wooded areas and pastures throughout central Europe, including southern Great Britain.
- Similar to other species of ambrosia beetles, P. coccinea live and reproduce on wooden logs in early stages of decomposition.
- Larvae develop over the span of many years, with overlapping generations often inhabiting a single wooden territory.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cardinal beetle article was read about 7,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Cardinal beetle
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cardinal beetle (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : soebe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
