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Pygopleurus vulpes
A male Pygopleurus vulpes feeding in an Anemone pavonina flower. Pygopleurus vulpes is a beetle of the family Glaphyridae. The male is all covered above by long yellow orange hairs. The female has also long yellowish hairs, but elytrae remain visible. Elytra are brown-yellow.
Distribution: SE Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Transcaucasia. Spotted here in an open space of Seih-Sou, the suburban forest of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Synonym: Amphicoma vulpes
Spotted on Apr 15, 2015
Submitted on Apr 16, 2015
6 Comments
Thank you Jim.
Excellent spotting, Kostas, Well Done!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Thank you very much Mark and Leuba
fantastic !
A furry beetle with scaraboidean legs. Amazing. Thanks.