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Physomeloe corallifer

Description:

Physomeloe corallifer, spanish name: aceitera or carraleja iberica. It seems to be an interesting bug. It produces a toxic oil and parasites bees.

Habitat:

Oak and pine forest in Gredos mountains

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lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago
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7 Comments

arlanda
arlanda 12 years ago

Just added to Biodiversidad en España/Spain mission

arlanda
arlanda 12 years ago

Thanks

arlanda
arlanda 12 years ago

Right, it is a Physomeloe corallifer, spanish name: aceitera or carraleja iberica. It seems to be an interesting bug. It produces a toxic oil and parasites bees.
http://guadarramistas.wordpress.com/2011...

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

It's a Meloid beetle

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Berberomeloe species?

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

It's a rove beetle of some kind.

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 12 years ago

Bonita foto!
No estoy segura pero parece de la misma familia que el que hemos fotografiado. El nuestro es una Aceitera
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/641...

arlanda
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arlanda

Hoyocasero, Castilla y León, Spain

Spotted on Apr 3, 2010
Submitted on Jun 21, 2011

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