Appearance
"Oedemera lurida" has a length of about 5–7 millimetres. The body of these insects is metallic pale-green, gray-green or brownish. Males of this species do not have the thickened hindfemora of most males of the other "Oedemera" species. The elytra are narrow and covered with dense gray hairs. Antennae are eleven-segmented and finely pubescent.This species belongs to a complex of three species, the "Oedemera-lurida-complex", which are quite difficult to distinguish one from the other, as the separation relies on subtle characters. These beetles usually need to be dissected and examined under the microscope. However, "Oedemera lurida" is the smallest species, "Oedemera virescens" is the biggest one, while "Oedemera monticola" is in between.
Larvae develop in rotten wood or humus and feed on stems of herbaceous plants and on rotten wood, while adult beetles feed on pollen and nectar of a wide variety of flowers, especially of umbels, Taraxacum and Ranunculus flowers and hawthorns. They can mostly be encountered from April through July.
Distribution
These beetles are present in most of Europe, in North Africa and in the Near East.
Habitat
"Oedemera lurida" lives in forests and forest edges, clearings, meadows and fields.References:
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