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Bracken Chafer

Phyllopertha horticola

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55.6514, 12.1978

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Bracken Chafer

Phyllopertha horticola

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Jopy
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Comments (11)
Jopy
hahahah thank u, Faredin, not always, but I'm trying to be :D
injica
definitely jopy is right ;)
Jopy
they are similar, but it's not M. melolontha, this one has greenish and purple neck..
FaredinAliyevski
Thanks injica, but it has totally different color but must be from that family.
injica
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melolontha.melolontha.-.lindsey.jpg is this similar, usually they have bigger antennas....but maybe it is because of the photo that they are not so visible...
Sam10
I like the depth of field to it! I'm assuming its macro?
Sam10
NIce shot, very sharp

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PublishedJune 13, 2013

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