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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 11 years ago
Blue Chafer
Hoplia coerulea Hoplia coerulea


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3 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

thanks injica...

injica
injica 11 years ago

Really beautiful indeed!

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

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

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Languedoc-Roussillon, Tromelin Island

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

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