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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: 24.0 Mpixels (68.7 MB uncompressed) - 6000x4000 pixels (20x13.3 in / 50.8x33.9 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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