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Brush beetle (Trichius Gallicus) Brush beetle (Trichius Gallicus) sitting on 'Sweet William' flower (Dianthus barbatus).<br />
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Dutch name: Penseelkever op duizendschoon<br />
French Flower Chafer,Geotagged,The Netherlands,Trichius gallicus,Trichius zonatus

Brush beetle (Trichius Gallicus)

Brush beetle (Trichius Gallicus) sitting on 'Sweet William' flower (Dianthus barbatus).

Dutch name: Penseelkever op duizendschoon

comments (5)

Frankhuizen Photography

Lion

Wow Joost, lovely composition of this beetle between flowerleaves. Posted 13 years ago

Jeannette Oerlemans

Bull Frog

Very beautiful! What a beautiful creature! Never seen in the Netherlands. I think they are not on the Veuwe. Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Admirably great! What an impressive composition. Posted 13 years ago

Pudding4brains

Lion

For ID change (or rather just a name change really) please refer to forum:
https://www.jungledragon.com/forum/2/campfire/887/taxonomy_scarabaeoidea_on_jd.html Posted 5 years ago
1. Joost Thissen
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the elaborate explanation on the naming issue. I have renamed the description to Trichius Gallicus.
  Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago

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The French Flower Chafer

Trichius gallicus is a beetle species belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Pudding4brains

By Joost Thissen

Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

Uploaded Jun 28, 2012. Captured Jun 10, 2012 15:55 in Deutersestraat, Vught, The Netherlands.

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SLT-A55V
f/6.3
1/250s
ISO800
90mm