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green dock beetle

Gastrophysa viridula

Description:

The length of the green dock beetle varies between sexes, with the males being 4 mm and the females being 7 mm. During the mating season, females have enlarged abdomens. Both sexes are green with a metallic shimmer, which, depending on the light, can be gold green, blue, purple, violet, or red. The legs of this species also shimmer a metallic green, and are strongly built. The antennae are serrated and are medium in length Wikipedia

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Gina9210
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Gina9210

Killarney, Ireland

Spotted on May 27, 2011
Submitted on May 27, 2011

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