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Escaravelho-de-pescoço-vermelho/Capuchinho

Heliotaurus ruficollis

Photo by Miguel Jesus
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Description:

These Escaravelhos-de-pescoço-vermelho, portuguese for "red-necked-beetles" were found on different plants and flowers, right after sunrise, near the Lisbon Internacional Airport while I was doing some aviaton photography.

Habitat:

Spotted on a wild vegetation area in the middle of a large urban region.

Notes:

Photos taken with digital compact Sony DSC-W35.

Reference Links:

Heliotaurus ruficollis - Overview, Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Heliotaurus, Heliotaurus ruficollis - Ecologia, Taxonomia, Morfologia, Distribuição - Natu…

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