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Oedemera flavipes
Their body is gray-green, dark green or coppery, while forelegs are yellow (hence the Latin word flavipes) or reddish. The male of Oedemera flavipes, as in most Oedemera species, possesses the hind femora very swollen, whereas in female the femora are thin. The adults grow up to 9–11 millimetres long and can mostly be encountered from May through July feeding on pollen and nectar, mainly on Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Convolvulaceae and Apiaceae species. They are a common prey of the checkered beetle, Trichodes alvearius. The larvae develop in stems of herbaceous plants or in decaying branches.
Spotted on May 19, 2013
Submitted on May 21, 2013
