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Pygopleurus diffusus

Pygopleurus diffusus

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Field Notes

Description:

Male Pygopleurus diffusus on crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria).

Habitat:

Spotted in the little valley between Pnyx and Aeropagus, north-west of the Acropolis of Athens.

Notes:

ID thanks to Maurizio Bollino

Reference Links:

Pygopleurus diffusus - Overview, Pygopleurus (Pygopleurus) diffusus (Petrovitz, 1957) | Fauna Europaea

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Comments (1)
Tania17
Very nice Kostas, I found the same on 1st April2019 at Attica Mesogaia. You may add this in the mission "Biodiversity of Attica". :)

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