Metallic beetle ID

[black]

Found this chap feeding on top of a Common Knapweed at Wigan Flashes, gtr Manchester at the weekend. Bright metallic green the photos don't do it justice. Anyone know its ID? Thanks

[lameada]

I've also seen one of these flying beetles, hovering around on hydrangea in the garden, still have not been able to identify it. This morning my son found one flying around in the bedroom. Uggh! What is it?

[stanleydog]

Possibly a female Thick-Legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera virescens) ?

[pressld2]

Originally Posted by stanleydog

Possibly a female Thick-Legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera virescens) ?

That would be my suggestion too, Stanley.

Here's a picture of the male which shows where the name comes from...



Dave P.

[black]

Looks like you could be right, thanks Stanleydog

[lameada]

Found it!! Hope this explains this unusual creature

Oedemera nobilis – thick-legged flower beetle (family Oedemeridae)
This spectacular metallic-green beetle is usually seen on flowers. Only the male – seen here – has the characteristic thickened hind ‘thighs' (femora). This species is common in gardens and grassland, and in open spaces in woods, in the south, but is more often found in coastal areas in the north of the country. The larvae feed and develop within plant stems.