Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)

Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)

From: BioTeacher
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
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.


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Description		Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) From: BioTeacher Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals Subject: insects - acbi9915.jpg - Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 20:44:55 -0700 name="acbi9915.jpg" 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.

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