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Meloe violaceus
Violet oil beetle male 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.
Created: March 26, 2016
© Anne SORBES
Photo size: 24.2 Mpixels (69.1 MB uncompressed) - 6019x4013 pixels (20.0x13.3 in / 51.0x34.0 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Animal, beetle, Beynat, Blister beetle, Coleoptera, Coléoptère, Corrèze, Faune, France, Imago, Insecta, Limousin, Macro, Meloe violaceus, Meloidae, Meloinae, Méloé, Méloé violet, Nature, Violet oil beetle, Wildlife

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