Thick-Legged Flower Beetle
Scientific Name:
Oedemera nobilis
Description
This spectacular metallic-green beetle is usually seen on flowers. Only the male has the characteristic thickened hind 'thighs' (femora).
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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.
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O. nobilis