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Blue Chafer (male)

Hoplia coerulea

Description:

Hoplia coerulea is a species of scarabaeid beetle belonging to the subfamily Melolonthinae. Males are bright blue, females are brownish.

Habitat:

This beetle can be found in Southwest Europe, including France, Spain and Switzerland.


1 species ID suggestions

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 9 months ago
Blue Chafer
Hoplia coerulea Hoplia coerulea

3 Comments

pamsai
pamsai a week ago

thanks injica...

injica
injica a month ago

Really beautiful indeed!

pamsai
pamsai 9 months ago

thanks Keith for the ID of this beautiful iridescent blue beetle...

Mas-Cabardès, Languedoc-Roussillon, Tromelin Island

Lat: 43.37, Long: 2.36

Spotted on Jul 27, 2012
Submitted on Jul 28, 2012

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