Psilothrix viridcoeruleus

Psilothrix viridicoerulea

"Psilothrix viridicoerulea" is a species of soft-winged flower beetles belonging to the family Melyridae, subfamily Dasytinae. This beetle is mainly present in Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece. There are additional localized populations in England, mostly on the southern coastline.
Psilothrix viridicoerulea (Geoffroy, 1785) 9 mm long Dasytidae France,Geotagged,Psilothrix viridcoeruleus,Psilothrix viridicoerulea,Spring

Appearance

The adults grow up to 5–9 millimetres long, and are quite common in summer on meadows, pastures, and grasslands, to be seen on a variety of flowers. Pronotum and elytra are punctuated and covered of black erect hairs. The colour of this beautiful insect is brilliant metallic blue-green.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyMelyridae
GenusPsilothrix
SpeciesP. viridicoerulea