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Blister Beetle
Mylabris variabilis
45.068, 13.6504
Field Notes
Description:
It size is between 7 and 16 mm. Despite its high variability (as its name suggests) it is characterized by the abdomen end which is a black band. They fly in between June and September.
Habitat:
These beetles are native to Europe. These beetles are common in the Mediterranean region and reach the Pannonian plain (Hungary and parts of Austria and Czech Republic).
Notes:
Like many of the blister beetles (Meloidae) they have a very complex life cycle. During the larval stage they feeding on eggs and larvae of grasshoppers. Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/26296027 and http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/28742043
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 26, 2013
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