Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus), on wild rose (Rosa canina), Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Wales
This uncommon species of scarab beetle has hairy body parts and could easily be mistaken for a bumble-bee. It actually eats the petals of roses rather than their nectar. It might be regarded as quintessentially Celtic since the great majority of records come from Wales and northern Scotland.
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Gebänderter Pinselkäfer
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Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus), on wild rose (Rosa canina), Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Wales
This uncommon species of scarab beetle has hairy body parts and could easily be mistaken for a bumble-bee. It actually eats the petals of roses rather than their nectar. It might be regarded as quintessentially Celtic since the great majority of records come from Wales and northern Scotland.
210708 587
Gebänderter Pinselkäfer
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