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Jewel Beetle ♀

Anthaxia fulgurans

Photo by injica
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Field Notes

Description:

Size: 4 - 5 mm, plant hosts for larvae: Prunus sp., Carasus sp., Malus domestica, Cornus mas, Salix purpurea; plants host for adults: different flowers. It is flying from April to July. Males are metallic green while female have lots of color: metallic green triangular part and reddish rest of elytra.

Notes:

Related spotting (male): http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/32635032

Reference Links:

http://www.anthaxia.eu/images/A-fulgurans.jpg

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Comments (7)
Jopy
hahaha a tvoja ipak ima ljepše boje...
injica
it's ok :D gentle stroke
Jopy
ma da! starim...
injica
kako ne, ja sam ti ju odredila :D cak imas bas zenku http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/27569226
Jopy
nemam, rod da ali ova moja je sva nekakva zelena i tanma, nije sjajna...
injica
tnx, pa ti imas istu ;)

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PublishedJuly 18, 2013

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