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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
White-spotted Rose Beetle love flowers, this seems like a primrose plant that blooms every year in our wet meadow. Limousin, France.
White-spotted Rose Beetle love flowers, this seems like a primrose plant that blooms every year in our wet meadow. Limousin, France.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
First outing of the season for the Asian ladybug. It inspects the plants in my garden in search of prey. Limousin, France.
First outing of the season for the Asian ladybug. It inspects the plants in my garden in search of prey. Limousin, France.
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 male in defensive position on a faded scabious in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
A rare ladybug visit my backpack during a break in the mountains. Diois, France.
A rare ladybug visit my backpack during a break in the mountains. Diois, France.
Orange Ladybird visiting the leaves of a shrub in an alpine forest. Diois, France.
Orange Ladybird visiting the leaves of a shrub in an alpine forest. Diois, France.
This Bee Beetle is going to eat a common spotted orchid. Orchid polinies are pasted on his forehead. Drôme, in June 2015.
This Bee Beetle is going to eat a common spotted orchid. Orchid polinies are pasted on his forehead. Drôme, in June 2015.
This Bee Beetle is going to eat a common spotted orchid. Orchid polinies are pasted on his forehead. Drôme, in June 2015.
Mating of Anisoplia tempestiva, beetles of the family Rutelidae in a wasteland. Diois, France.
A Blister Beetle eating a Salsify flower in a calcareous grassland. Diois, France.
A Blister Beetle eating a Salsify flower in a calcareous grassland. Diois, France.
A Blister Beetle eating a Salsify flower in a calcareous grassland. Diois, France.
Lesser Stag Beetle resting on a spike of gramineous plant near a forest. Limousin, France.
Cardinal Beetle climbing in the greenery of a wet meadow in spring. Limousin, France.
Red-breasted Carrion Beetle posed on a buttercup flower in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
