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Latin name: Oedemera nobilis
Size: Approx 10mm long
Distribution: Found throughout the U.K. especially in the south
Months seen: April to September.
Habitat: Gardens, hedgerows, woodland rides, waste ground
Food: Pollen.
Special features: 'Fat-legged beetles' or 'Thick-legged beetles' get their name from the swollen looking hind legs on the
males. They're also sometimes
called 'Flower beetles' because they're usually spotted on flowers in spring and
summer feeding on pollen.
These beetles are a vivid metallic green colour all over. They look as if their
wing covers (called 'elytra') have shrunk in the wash because they don't quite
meet in the middle
 The
females (left) look almost identical except they lacks the swollen hind legs.
UK Safari Beetle Section
UK Safari Creepy-Crawlies Section
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