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Thick-Legged Flower Beetle

Oedemera nobilis

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Field Notes

Description:

Male, about 1 cm, you can see his thick legs very well

Habitat:

Flower Cistus crispus of a thicket in Pedra Furada, Pêro Pinheiro

Reference Links:

Oedemera nobilis - Ecologia, Taxonomia, Morfologia, Distribuição - Naturdata…

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Comments (5)
Filipa
Incredible shot, be proud !
mendes.madalena
Thanks guys :) umm i don't know LaurenZarate i will try to find out
LaurenZarate
Very neat! All the Oedemerids I see in Mexico are brown and skinny legged! Does this one jump?

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PublishedMay 25, 2013

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