Tropinota squalida ssp canariensis

Sadly, this is the best picture I managed to get of the critter :-/

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RMFelix

Lion

I had this species to JD list and it was left behind for so long :o)
do you know what was he eating?
Very nice entry, Arp! Posted 3 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Rui, your images should all be T. squalida as well :o) Strangely we don't seem to have T. hirta yet on JD ... not sure if I have it ... Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. RMFelix
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks Arp! Posted 3 years ago

The Tropinota squalida

''Tropinota squalida'' is a beetle species belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

These beetles are mainly found in France, Italy, Greece, Macedonia, Portugal, former Yugoslavia, Spain, in the Near East and in North Africa.

Larvae feed on roots, while the adults can be encountered from May through July feeding on flowers. They are 10–15 millimetres long.

Head, scutellum and elytra are dark-brown, with a thick and long tawny hair on elytra and.. more

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Pudding4brains