Julodes on one of its food plants in Namaqualand

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Typical position in the early morning, while sitting on its foodplant, Zygophyllum, the red hairy Jewel Beetle is absorbing the sun rays to obtain enough heat to soon be able to fly. Photographed West of Bitterfontein, Namaqualand, South Africa

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Size: 5137px × 3412px
Location: Near Rietpoort, Namaqualand, South Western Cape, South Africa
Photo credit: © Andre Joubert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: africa, beetle, buprestid, buprestidae, cape, coleoptera, hair, hairy, jewel, julodes, namaqualand, powder, red, south, western, zygophyllaceae, zygophyllum