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Attactagenus sp.
Weevil, i.e. a beetle of the family Curculionidae, in which the head is extended into an elongated snout, the rostrum. The basic colour in this species is black, but with the beetle extensively coated with metallic, typically green to blue-green (sometimes also golden or coppery) scales. With age, more of the black ground colour is revealed as the scales are rubbed off.
Spotted on Broom, at the mountains above 1500 m. high. Parque Natural de Sierra de Gredos
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
Spotted on Jun 21, 2014
Submitted on Sep 30, 2014
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Identified as Attactagenus sp.