Pollen beetles Meligethes aeneus. Hedgerow, Surrey, UK, Europe

Close-up of a group of Pollen beetles (Meligethes aeneus) feeding on pollen in the centre of a yellow flower in a hedgerow in Surrey. This common beetle feeds on most flowers particularly yellow ones, but can be a pest on oil seed rape.

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(c) Papilio/Nigel Downer

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