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Jewel Beetle

Ptosima undecimmaculata

Photo by IvanPancic
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45.2075, 20.3813

Field Notes

Habitat:

In the meadow

Species ID Suggestions

Jewel Beetle

Ptosima undecimmaculata

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
bayucca
Buprestidae, Ptosima undecimmaculata, the only member of this genus is Europe. Ptosima flavoguttata is a synonym. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ptosima_undecimmaculata_undecimmaculata http://www.forestpests.org/hungary/jewelpf.html http://www.hlasek.com/ptosima_flavoguttata_818.html http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variabler_Prachtkäfer http://www.zabra.at/zabra_00000098.html http://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/ptosima_undecimmaculata.html

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJuly 18, 2014

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