The violet oil beetle Meloe violaceus, is a species of oil beetle belonging to the family Meloidae. These beetles are present in most of Europe, in Ea

---

The violet oil beetle Meloe violaceus, is a species of oil beetle belonging to the family Meloidae. These beetles are present in most of Europe, in East Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East.

---

Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: ukraine
Photo credit: © Oleg Marchak / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, antenna, background, beetle, black, blister, blue, bug, close, closeup, coleoptera, entomology, environment, europe, fauna, forest, garden, hyper, insect, invertebrate, landscape, life, macro, majbagge, male, meadow, meloe, meloidae, meloinae, metallic, metamorphosis, nature, oil, oland, outdoors, parasitic, pests, poisonous, protected, scandinavia, spring, steppe, swedish, triungulin, violaceus, violet, wild, wilderness, wildlife