Longhorn beetle on chrysant

Longhorn beetle (Agapanthia Cardui) on Garland Chrysanthemum (Leucanthemum Coronarium)

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Ultrasharp, well described and a specie introduction...this deserves a homepage promotion. Posted 13 years ago
1. Joost Thissen
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the compliments!
  It was quite a search to find the name of the beetle. I actually did not expect to find it because there are thousands of beetles, but eventually while searching I stumbled upon a longhorn beetle group photo on flickr and this one was also on it with latin name. Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Great shot, nice composition! Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Chrysant, sound a bit like you Ferdy:) Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Equally beautiful you mean? Thanks! Posted 13 years ago
2. 1. Ludo Sak
    
    Lion
    
    Onkruid hè;) yep, equally beautiful;) ! Posted 13 years ago

Jeroen

Bull Frog

Wow, nice! Posted 13 years ago

The Agapanthia cardui

''Agapanthia cardui'' is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae.

This beetle is present in most Europe, in the Near East and in East Palearctic ecozone.

The adults grow up to 6–14 millimetres and can be encountered from April through July, completing their life cycle in one year.

They are polyphagous in herbaceous plants, mainly feeding on ''Carduus nutans'' and ''Silybum marianum'', as well as on ''Salvia'',.. more

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Joost Thissen