Green Metallic Flower Beetle, Cryptocephalus aureolus, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera. Knocking Hoe, Bedfordshire, UK

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Green Metallic Flower Beetle, Cryptocephalus aureolus, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera. Knocking Hoe, Bedfordshire. Adults feed on pollen of host plants, usually yellow flowers, especially on lightly grazed grassland. Sometimes mistaken for the similar Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis

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Location: Knocking Hoe, Bedfordshire, UK
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License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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