Checkered Beetles (Trichodes sp.), family Cleridae, Lakonia, Greece
photograph by Robert Borek



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Checkered Beetles (Trichodes sp.), family Cleridae, Lakonia, Greece
photograph by Robert Borek
Spark your Light ! 🐞🔥 ( Trichodes) 🐞💛 • Trichodes is a genus of checkered beetle belonging to the family Cleridae, subfamily Clerinae. #🐞 #pratheepvijay #pratheepvijayphotography #nature #trichodes #beetle #cleridae #clerinae #animalia #arthropoda #insect #insecta #macro #coleoptera #herbst #wild #wildlife #wildlifephotography #pudukkottai #wildlifephotographer #bbcearth #natgeo #animalplanet #discovery #travel #wallpaper #instagram #instagood #realme8pro #shotonrealme (at Pudukkottai/tamilnadu) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbNoYJNhIrI/?utm_medium=tumblr
A cute checkered beetle!
Trichodes spp. (apivorous or nuttalli?) Drummond Island MI, 2014
I assumed that these little guys ate mostly pollen, but the internet (and that species name) imply that they hunt bee and wasp larvae? Awesome.