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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.
Created: April 25, 2016
© Anne SORBES
Photo size: 20.2 Mpixels (57.9 MB uncompressed) - 4500x4500 pixels (15x15 in / 38.1x38.1 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Coleoptera, Corrèze, Female, France, Imago, In copula, Insecta, Jewel beetle, Limousin, Male, mating, Nature, Ranunculus acris, Splendour Beetle, Tall Buttercup, Wildlife
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