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Oedemera femorata

The Oedemera femorata is a shiny green beetle that loves to munch on flowers. It has long legs and can often be seen hopping around in gardens and meadows.

Hábitat: Gardens and meadows

Aspecto

The Oedemera femorata is a slender beetle, typically metallic green, bronze, or coppery in colour. Males are distinguished by their greatly swollen hind femurs, giving them a muscular appearance. Its long antennae are almost as long as its body.

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Oedemera femorata

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Its larvae live hidden inside dead wood, munching away at fungi!

They often choose yellow or white flowers, making them easy to spot against petals!

This beetle belongs to a family called 'false blister beetles' due to a slight resemblance!

You can tell a male from a female by checking its super-thick back legs!

Habilidades especiales

Oedemera femorata has feathery mouthparts that help them gather and transport pollen, essential for plant reproduction.

Male Oedemera femorata have incredibly swollen hind legs that help them compete for mates and display strength.

Oedemera femorata can quickly fly away from danger because of strong wing muscles and lightweight bodies.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 18-32 mm
Tamaño: 8-16 mm
Esperanza de vida: 30-60 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 7 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults sip nectar and munch on pollen from flowers, while larvae enjoy decaying wood.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae feed on decaying wood and fungi, while adults feed on pollen and nectar from flowers.

Alimentos principales

pollen
nectar
Cirsium arvense
Achillea millefolium
Daucus carota

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense

helps thistles reproduce by carrying their pollen.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

can be caught in spider webs while visiting flowers.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

becomes a meal for hungry birds in gardens.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Pastizal

Los hábitats de pastizales son biomas terrestres dominados por pastos y plantas herbáceas, que sustentan a una variedad de animales de pastoreo.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.