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Red-striped Oil Beetle

Berberomeloe majalis

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Field Notes

Description:

One of Europe's largest beetles, about the size of an average thumb.

Habitat:

Mountain Airfield 1100 metres asl

Species ID Suggestions

Oil Beetle

Berberomeloe majalis

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Comments (1)
bayucca
Meloidae, Berberomeloe majalis, one of the largest beetle in Europe! https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonnetjes/2056182347/ http://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/46411/1/1998%20Berberomeloe.pdf http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/biodiversidad/temas/inventarios-nacionales/berberomeloe_insignis_tcm7-187499.pdf Berberomeloe insignis is another one, but out of your range (only in southern Spain).

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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedAugust 25, 2014

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