Green Metallic Flower Beetles, Cryptocephalus aureolus, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera. Mating pair in buttercup. Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire.

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Green Metallic Flower Beetles, Cryptocephalus aureolus, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera. Mating pair in buttercup. Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire. 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: Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire
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