Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) {!--굵은다리하늘소붙이(영국)--> From: BioTeacher
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Subject: insects - acbi9915.jpg - Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 20:44:55 -0700
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FILE/COMMON NAME/SCIENTIFIC NAME/PHOTOGRAPHER/COUNTRY OF ORIGEN/REMARKS
acbi9915/Thick-legged flower beetle/Oedemera nobilis/M.W.F.
Tweedie/England
Oedemera nobilis
Length 10mm
Distinctive little beetle; body is shiny green and surprisingly slender. Elytra taper and splay towards tip of abdomen and do not completely cover wings. Male has distinctive swollen hind femora. Seen MayAugust. Common and widespread in S England and Wales. Favours grassy places and visits flowers to feed on pollen.