Trichus fasciatus, known as the Bee Beetle, feeding on Melancholy Thistle, Cirsium heterophyllum

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Keywords: adaptation, antipredator, batesian, bee, beetle, beetles, black, bloom, blossom, cirsium, fasciatus, finland, flower, heterophyllum, insect, june, lilac, melancholy, mimicry, mimics, purple, scarab, scarabaeidae, scarabs, summer, thistle, trichus, yellow