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Something like Chrysura hybrida ?

this is probably the most variable European species for colouration :shock: Everywhere, including the same populations, you can find different colours, sometimes even forebody entirely blue or green or fully flame red :doh: Thanks for pointing that out Paolo! The greenish specimen made me think Spi...

Impressive ! So it is worth to check again the place, maybe I will find other nice specimen !

Cheers !
Frank

Yes,

you're right,

this is probably the most variable European species for colouration

Everywhere, including the same populations, you can find different colours, sometimes even forebody entirely blue or green or fully flame red

Usually the Chrysura hybrida found at this place look mostly like this :

... a costal site, I found this little gem. My guess is that it could be Chrysura hybrida a because on this place, I caught many typical specimens of this species... But this ...

Shot today at 1600 masl in the S of Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain

HI All,

I think it's a Chrysura hybrida (Lepeletier) which is very common in Jaen and Andalucia in this period of the year.

Ciao!

Hi there,
Could you give me some help with this one. Shot today (06/05/2021) in Noalejo, Jaen, Spain on euphorbia flowers.