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Hoplia coerulea
Hoplia coerula placed placed high in the vegetation at the edge of a stream in a wet meadow.
The males of this species of the Rutelidae family gather in large numbers on the bank of streams and place themselves as high as possible on ferns, flowers and small shrubs at the beginning of summer. After choosing the best spot, they cling to the plant and lift their hind legs releasing pheromones to attract females.
Females with duller color are rarely seen and their behavior is so discreet that it remains a mystery.
The males of this species of the Rutelidae family gather in large numbers on the bank of streams and place themselves as high as possible on ferns, flowers and small shrubs at the beginning of summer. After choosing the best spot, they cling to the plant and lift their hind legs releasing pheromones to attract females.
Females with duller color are rarely seen and their behavior is so discreet that it remains a mystery.
Hoplia coerulea
Hoplia coerula placed placed high in the vegetation at the edge of a stream in a wet meadow.
The males of this species of the Rutelidae family gather in large numbers on the bank of streams and place themselves as high as possible on ferns, flowers and small shrubs at the beginning of summer. After choosing the best spot, they cling to the plant and lift their hind legs releasing pheromones to attract females.
Females with duller color are rarely seen and their behavior is so discreet that it remains a mystery.
The males of this species of the Rutelidae family gather in large numbers on the bank of streams and place themselves as high as possible on ferns, flowers and small shrubs at the beginning of summer. After choosing the best spot, they cling to the plant and lift their hind legs releasing pheromones to attract females.
Females with duller color are rarely seen and their behavior is so discreet that it remains a mystery.
Mesosa curculionoides
A longhorn beetle that we can only find in non-maintained forests because its larvae like dead tree trunks and branches in contact with the ground. I found this beetle asleep on a scabious on the edge of a steep mixed forest.
Mesosa curculionoides
A longhorn beetle that we can only find in non-maintained forests because its larvae like dead tree trunks and branches in contact with the ground. I found this beetle asleep on a scabious on the edge of a steep mixed forest.
Mesosa curculionoides
A longhorn beetle that we can only find in non-maintained forests because its larvae like dead tree trunks and branches in contact with the ground. I found this beetle asleep on a scabious on the edge of a steep mixed forest.
Mesosa curculionoides
A longhorn beetle that we can only find in non-maintained forests because its larvae like dead tree trunks and branches in contact with the ground. I found this beetle asleep on a scabious on the edge of a steep mixed forest.
Cetonia aurata
Asleep in a nettle leaf in late April, I moved a little and woke up this rose chafer in order to take it. Limousin, France.
Anthaxia sp.
Splendour Beetles mating in a buttercup flower. Adults of this genus are anthophagous (feeds on flowers) and the larvae feed by burrowing into the wood of oak, willow, maple or chestnut.
Anthaxia sp.
Splendour Beetles mating in a buttercup flower. Adults of this genus are anthophagous (feeds on flowers) and the larvae feed by burrowing into the wood of oak, willow, maple or chestnut.
Anthaxia sp.
Splendour Beetles mating in a buttercup flower. Adults of this genus are anthophagous (feeds on flowers) and the larvae feed by burrowing into the wood of oak, willow, maple or chestnut.
Anthaxia sp.
Splendour Beetles mating in a buttercup flower. Adults of this genus are anthophagous (feeds on flowers) and the larvae feed by burrowing into the wood of oak, willow, maple or chestnut.
Myzia oblongoguttata
A Striped Ladybird, a discreet species that I see for the first time in my area, resting on a leaf near the forest. Limousin, France.
Myzia oblongoguttata
A Striped Ladybird, a discreet species that I see for the first time in my area, resting on a leaf near the forest. Limousin, France.
Oxythyrea funesta
White-spotted Rose Beetle love flowers, this seems like a primrose plant that blooms every year in our wet meadow. Limousin, France.
Oxythyrea funesta
White-spotted Rose Beetle love flowers, this seems like a primrose plant that blooms every year in our wet meadow. Limousin, France.
Meloe violaceus
Violet oil beetle traversing undergrowth in search of food. He loves the leaves of lesser celandine but it is an opportunistic and it tastes all vegetables it finds on its way. Limousin, France.
Meloe violaceus
Violet oil beetle traversing undergrowth in search of food. He loves the leaves of lesser celandine but it is an opportunistic and it tastes all vegetables it finds on its way. Limousin, France.
Meloe violaceus
Violet oil beetle traversing undergrowth in search of food. He loves the leaves of lesser celandine but it is an opportunistic and it tastes all vegetables it finds on its way. Limousin, France.
Meloe violaceus
Violet oil beetle traversing undergrowth in search of food. He loves the leaves of lesser celandine but it is an opportunistic and it tastes all vegetables it finds on its way. Limousin, France.
Meloe violaceus
Violet oil beetle traversing undergrowth in search of food. He loves the leaves of lesser celandine but it is an opportunistic and it tastes all vegetables it finds on its way. Limousin, France.
Meloe violaceus
Violet oil beetle traversing undergrowth in search of food. He loves the leaves of lesser celandine but it is an opportunistic and it tastes all vegetables it finds on its way. Limousin, France.
Meligethes sp.
A sap beetle, tiny beetle of Nitidulidae family, eaten with relish an anther of wood anemone on the edge of a forest stream. Limousin, France.
Harmonia axyridis
First outing of the season for the Asian ladybug. It inspects the plants in my garden in search of prey. Limousin, France.
Harmonia axyridis
First outing of the season for the Asian ladybug. It inspects the plants in my garden in search of prey. Limousin, France.
Ceratomegilla undecimnotata / Hippodamia variegata
Ladybirds savoring nectar from flowers of Apiaceae in a calcareous grassland. The leftmost ladybird is a Oblong Ladybird (Ceratomegilla undecimnota), the other two smaller Ladybirs are Adonis ladybirds (Hippodamia variegata). Rocamadour, France.
Hoplia coerulea
Hoplia coerulea male in defensive position on a faded scabious in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
Myzia oblongoguttata
A rare ladybug visit my backpack during a break in the mountains. Diois, France.
Myzia oblongoguttata
A rare ladybug visit my backpack during a break in the mountains. Diois, France.
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird visiting the leaves of a shrub in an alpine forest. Diois, France.
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird visiting the leaves of a shrub in an alpine forest. Diois, France.
Trichius fasciatus
This Bee Beetle is going to eat a common spotted orchid. Orchid polinies are pasted on his forehead. Drôme, in June 2015.
Trichius fasciatus
This Bee Beetle is going to eat a common spotted orchid. Orchid polinies are pasted on his forehead. Drôme, in June 2015.
Trichius fasciatus
This Bee Beetle is going to eat a common spotted orchid. Orchid polinies are pasted on his forehead. Drôme, in June 2015.
Anisoplia tempestiva
Mating of Anisoplia tempestiva, beetles of the family Rutelidae in a wasteland. Diois, France.
Mylabris quadripunctata
A Blister Beetle eating a Salsify flower in a calcareous grassland. Diois, France.
Mylabris quadripunctata
A Blister Beetle eating a Salsify flower in a calcareous grassland. Diois, France.
Mylabris quadripunctata
A Blister Beetle eating a Salsify flower in a calcareous grassland. Diois, France.
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