Beetles and Flies

Thick-legged flower beetle

Thick-legged flower beetle

Nature Photography
Only the male has the distinctive thick rear leg's,can be green or blue and are found in open habitats and grasslands, feeding on the pollen of many flowers, the larvae live in the stems of various herbs or wildflowers

Location: Side of the railway track at Harlescott,Shrewsbury,Shropshire

Photographer: Mark Eccleston

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