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Blister Beetle (copulation) ♂ ♀

Mylabris variabilis

Photo by injica
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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:

Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/26296027 and http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/25150002

Reference Links:

Mylabris variabilis, INSECTES11-16

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