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Mylabris variabilis
Head and front body metalic black. The back is brigth orange with three black stripes. About 2 cm long.
Mylabris variabilis is a species of polyphagous beetle from the family Meloidae, present in Europe. Size between 7 and 16 millimeters. Its elytra are black with orange yellow transversal black bands. Despite their high variability (as the name implies) is characterized in that the abdomen ends with a black band.
Hello Saarbrigger,
your beetle is not Trichodes apiarius, but Mylabris variabilis :)
Best wishes
FFHRheingau
Spotted on Jul 26, 2011
Submitted on Aug 1, 2011
