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On a Thousand Flowers - _TNY_8341

The black-striped longhorn beetle (Stenurella melanura) is one of those species which is *very* easy to sex as the guys and girls have distincltly different paintjobs.

 

The males like this one sport a nice brown colour while the females instead have a nice red hue - plus a larger black central stripe.

 

The flower this guy is raiding for pollen is a common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) where the scientific name translates into "thousand flowers".

 

He looks like a bit of a messy eater though as he has ended up with his entire face covered in the sticky yellow stuff.

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Uploaded on January 7, 2025
Taken on July 8, 2024