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Ethonion corpulentum, PL2538B

Ethonion corpulentum, PL2538B
On gall, upper South-east, 26 Jul 2013, Img 5326.

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 C.Rayz
C.Rayz club
Oh my!! That is a specatcular insect, what lovely colors :)
11 years ago.
kurakongolia club has replied to C.Rayz club
Indeed, and quite variable from one individual to another in variations of burnished bronze, dark brown and gold, with white or brown hairs patches. The genus is taxonomically very challenging, and my use of the name is tentative.
11 years ago.
 Wimm/Vic
Wimm/Vic
Yes, a brilliant shot, kurakongolia. Nice find.
11 years ago.
kurakongolia club has replied to Wimm/Vic
Thank you, I was on a quest.
11 years ago.
 Alass
Alass club
Lovely shot of a great beetle
11 years ago.
 just"jj"
just"jj"
I would have assumed it a cup moth cocoon ... had no idea beetles caused galls (though on reflection am not sure I knew what might; just "insects")
11 years ago.
 kurakongolia
kurakongolia club
Yes it's certainly very reminiscent of those; there's no preformed 'cap', the emerging beetle just chews its way through the top. At the larval stage the plant tissue inside is relatively soft and almost spongy.
11 years ago.

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