Oedemera podagrariae

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Oedemera podagrariae
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Oedemera podagrariae – female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Oedemeridae
Genus: Oedemera
Species:
O. podagrariae
Binomial name
Oedemera podagrariae
(Linnaeus, 1767)

Oedemera podagrariae, common name false blister beetle, is a quite common species of beetles belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae.

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Description

The adults grow up to 7–12 millimetres (0.28–0.47 in) long and can mostly be encountered from April through August feeding on pollen and nectar. The head is black. Thorax is black in the male and yellow in the female. Elytra are yellow, ochre-coloured or light brown, sometimes with darker sides. Legs are entirely or at least partially yellow. The male of Oedemera podagrariae, as in most Oedemera species, possesses the hind femora very swollen, whereas in female the femora are thin.

Distribution

These beetles are present in most of Europe and in the Near East.

Subspecies and varietas

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