Swollen Thighed Beetle
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 15th May 2024 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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Taken at Hickling Broad on 27th June 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode
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Female
Taken at Cley Marshes on 28th June 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Swollen Thighed Beetle.
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Local names: 		Oedemera nobilis.
Coleoptera.
Oedemeridae.
False oil beetle, thick-legged flower beetle.
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Description:
 		Pollen and nectar from Daisies, Sedges, Crucifers and Teasel
Broom and Thistles.
It is bright green, frequently with a golden or coppery shine; some individuals are blue or violet.