Thick legged flower beetle on ox-eye daisy

by James Brunker

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Thick legged flower beetle on ox-eye daisy

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James Brunker

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A thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) on the flower of an ox-eye / oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). They are a common and distinctive beetle in most of western Europe, especially Mediterranean regions (where they are also found in North Africa). Since the mid 1990s they have also expanded to the British Isles and are now quite common in southern England too. This is a female, only the males have the thick bulbous hind legs which give the species its name.

Ox-eye daisies are a large daisy that can grow to 60cm / 24" or more in height and are native to Europe and western temperate Asia. They have been introduced to other continents and are considered an invasive weed in some (notably parts of Australia).

Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or use in any form (print, website, copying and uploading / posting directly to social media sites rather than sharing etc) without prior written permission strictly prohibited.

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April 3rd, 2021

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