Mylabris variabilis (Mylabris variabilis) in Calenzana, France | Project Noah

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Description:

Head and front body metalic black. The back is brigth orange with three black stripes. About 2 cm long.

Habitat:

Mylabris variabilis is a species of polyphagous beetle from the family Meloidae, present in Europe. Size between 7 and 16 millimeters. Its elytra are black with orange yellow transversal black bands. Despite their high variability (as the name implies) is characterized in that the abdomen ends with a black band.

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Mylabris variabilis

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You're welcome :D

You're right FFHRheingau. Thanks for the help.

Hello Saarbrigger, your beetle is not Trichodes apiarius, but Mylabris variabilis :) Best wishes FFHRheingau

Thanks NicoleB.

Beautiful fellow and colouration! This guy has eluded me so far :)

No. It was still flying when I left. :-)

aren't this one dead ??

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