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.
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.