Appearance
The adults grow up to 7–12 millimetres long and can mostly be encountered from April through August feeding on pollen and nectar. The head is black. Thorax is black in the male and yellow in the female. Elytra are yellow, ochre-coloured or light brown, sometimes with darker sides. Legs are entirely or at least partially yellow. The male of "Oedemera podagrariae", as in most "Oedemera" species, possesses the hind femora very swollen, whereas in female the femora are thin.
Naming
* "Oedemera podagrariae podagrariae"⤷ "Oedemera podagrariae var. femoralis" Seidl.
⤷ "Oedemera podagrariae var. flavicrus" Saidl.
⤷ "Oedemera podagrariae var. obscura" Ganglbauer
⤷ "Oedemera podagrariae var. schmidti" Gemminger
⤷ "Oedemera podagrariae var. sericans" Mulsant
Distribution
These beetles are present in most of Europe and in the Near East.References:
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