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Pile Up - Euphoria kernii
Copyright © 2006 Valerie G

Pile Up - Euphoria kernii
Wild Connections butterfly farm, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
May 3, 2006
This flower chafer is quite a pest on roses in this area, but on wildflowers like prickly poppy, they are just amusing. Although there were plenty of flowers in a field, this one must have had something special to attract so many beetles.
Contributed by Valerie G on 4 June, 2006 - 9:05am

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