#Anthaxia candens

[cool-critters]

Anthaxia candens

Anthaxia candens is a jewel beetle. The biggest of its order in Europe.

photo credits:Jürgen Mangelsdorf, Udo Schmidt

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[peageetibbs]

Found this beauty in the Wild Carrot yesterday. The handsome fella ist a jewel beetle or metallic wood-boring beetle ( Anthaxia candens, bunter Kirschbaumprachtkäfer, translating to colourful cherry-tree jewel beetle). They breed in dead cherrywood and since our neighbors have an old cherry tree with lots of dry wood I think I know where he lives... 😉 I googled jewel beetles after spotting him and I´m once again amazed by the beauty of nature, you just have to take a closer look from time to time...

#nature

[aliceinblogland]

Anthaxia candens (Pa http://ift.tt/2mrW5MC

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