OTHER NAMES: Swollen-thighed Beetle, False Oil Beetle
Latin Etymology: Oedemera (?) nobilis ("noble")
Adult Thick-Legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) at Mullion, Cornwall - June 2011
Length: 8-10mm
UK Status: Not Evaluated / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
Also known as the False-Oil Beetle and the Swollen-Thighed Beetle, as the name suggests the distinctive feature for the males is the massive bulky thighs, combined with the metallic green shells. This species is apparently a fairly common and widely distributed species in the UK, but I have only knowingly encountered it once - on a flower in Mullion is Cornwall.
Related Species:
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Oedemeridae
Genus: Oedemera
SUBSPECIES: None - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A fairly common resident species which is seen in Summer
- Seen in Mullion and various other sites
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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