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Mylabris variabilis
It size is between 7 and 16 mm. Despite its high variability (as its name suggests) it is characterized by the abdomen end which is a black band. They fly in between June and September.
These beetles are native to Europe. These beetles are common in the Mediterranean region and reach the Pannonian plain (Hungary and parts of Austria and Czech Republic).
Like many of the blister beetles (Meloidae) they have a very complex life cycle. During the larval stage they feeding on eggs and larvae of grasshoppers. Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/251... and http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/287...
Spotted on Jun 9, 2013
Submitted on Jun 10, 2013
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