Tuesday 3 August 2010

Thick Legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) Male

The male of this distinctive metallic green beetle shows the 'thick-legs' that give it its common name. The females do not have this feature. They eat pollen, usually very messily, and seem to love hardy geraniums and lavatera (mallow). Mating occurs in late spring/early summer.

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