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Oxythyrea funesta, Trauer-Rosenkäfer

Oxythyrea funesta

Description:

size of 2,5 cm, hard black shards, with white spots.

Habitat:

gardens, meadows , warm spots

Notes:

common in North Africa, Mediterranean area, Transcaucasia

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5 Comments

this particular kind is said to be rare in austria and south Germany... once again a rare thingy!!! :)

I didn´t know, that there are more kinds of rose chafers... all beauties!

thank you! I could ID the species, it is a kind of rose chafer

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 13 years ago

It can be Eyed Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus) but not sure..

has anyone an Idea for ID?

Gemeinde Kottingbrunn, Niederösterreich, Austria

Spotted on Jun 6, 2011
Submitted on Jun 6, 2011

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