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.