Monkey beetle feeding

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Monkey beetle (Hoplia argentea) feeding on goat's beard spiraea (Aruncus dioicus). This is a species of scarabaeid beetle belonging to the subfamily Melolonthinae. Photographed in the Julian Alps.

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Photo credit: © BOB GIBBONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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