Nick Upton / Male Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis), with a Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) pollinium attached to its head, nectaring on Common hogweed flowers (Heracleum sphondylium), Wiltsh...
Rolf Nussbaumer / Blister beetle {Meloidae} taking off from flower, Texas.
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Nick Upton / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) walking on a coast path, seeking a site to dig a burrow for its eggs, north Cornwall, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) starting to excavate a nest burrow in a footpath on a chalk grassland hillside, the Ridgeway, Wiltshire, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) female excavating a nest burrow in coastal grassland, north Cornwall, UK, April.
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Chris Mattison / Violet oil beetle (Meloe violaceus) on bark. Cadora Wood, Gloucestershire, England, UK. April.
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Chris Mattison / Violet oil beetle (Meloe violaceus) on white background. Cadora Woods, Gloucestershire, England, UK. April.
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Heather Angel / Spotted blister beetle (Ceroctis capensis) feeding on Gladiolus (Gladiolus alatus) petals. Cape Town, South Africa. September.
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Nick Upton / Male Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis), with a Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) pollinium attached to its head, nectaring on Common hogweed flowers (Heracleum sphondylium), Wiltsh...
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Nick Upton / Female Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) and a Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) nectaring on Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, E...
