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Oxythyrea funesta
Oxythyrea funesta
40.5408, -3.68439
Field Notes
Description:
Oxythyrea funesta is a beetle species belonging to the family Cetoniidae. The larvae (30 mm long) feed on plant roots until next spring in the soil. The adults appear early in the spring with a size of 8–12 millimetres. Their colour is black with bronze luster showing white spots on pronotun and on elytra and are completely covered with a white pubescence. Older specimens usually have no hairs, as they are rubbed off with time.
Habitat:
Spotted on a Cistus ladanifer (jara pringosa) flower in an open Mediterranean forest, with Holm oaks and pine trees.
Notes:
They are considered an insect pest that do not just feed on pollen, but rode the floral organs, especially damaging light in colour buds and flowers.
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/200 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
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