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Jewel Beetle ♂

Anthaxia fulgurans

Photo by injica
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45.2699, 13.8228

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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 (female): http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/32635020

Reference Links:

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

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