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European oil beetle

Meloe proscarabaeus

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Coleoptera. Some kind of Devil's Coach Horse? The red spot behind the eye doesn't tally with other photos I've seen

Habitat:

Jojoba plantation

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 12 years ago
European oil beetle
Meloe proscarabaeus Meloe proscarabaeus


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3 Comments

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

Very nice meloid beetle. You're right, the males are smaller than the females.

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craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

Great! thank you all. It certainly looks like Meloe proscarabaeus to my untrained eye. There are some more pics deep in this here laptop with a much smaller one which I presumed was a male, following her around. I assumed he was male, because she was ignoring him!

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Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

this is a Meloid beetle

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craigwilliams
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craigwilliams

Níjar, Andalucía, Spain

Spotted on Apr 8, 2011
Submitted on Oct 8, 2011

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