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Malachius aeneus - Hairs on elytra Full lady here:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95260/malachius_aeneus_-_female.html" title="Malachius aeneus - Female"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/95260_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1687392010&Signature=KGQLjX%2BjGD6c%2Bqs2ji6ZzxARGmg%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Malachius aeneus - Female This one had me fooled on first sight, thinking that it should be a male with the excitators on the antennae, but it's a lady after all - in need of an antennicure...<br />
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Close-up of hairy elytra here:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95261/malachius_aeneus_-_hairs_on_elytra.html Cleroidea,Jane's garden,Malachiidae,Malachiinae,Malachius,Malachius aeneus,Melyridae,nl: Glanzende basterdweekschild" /></a></figure> Cleroidea,Jane's garden,Malachiidae,Malachiinae,Malachius,Malachius aeneus,Melyridae,nl: Glanzende basterdweekschild

Malachius aeneus - Hairs on elytra

Full lady here:

Malachius aeneus - Female This one had me fooled on first sight, thinking that it should be a male with the excitators on the antennae, but it's a lady after all - in need of an antennicure...<br />
<br />
Close-up of hairy elytra here:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95261/malachius_aeneus_-_hairs_on_elytra.html Cleroidea,Jane's garden,Malachiidae,Malachiinae,Malachius,Malachius aeneus,Melyridae,nl: Glanzende basterdweekschild

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Ferdy Christant

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Impressive details! Posted 2 years ago

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The Malachius aeneus

Malachius aeneus is a flower beetle in the Melyridae family.

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Similar species: Beetles

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Uploaded Jun 6, 2020.

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