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Hello again.

This looks to me like Oxythyrea, but after checking the list, there is nothing similar. The size is 13mm and it was feeding on Eucalyptus.
Anyone ?

Could you post an underview ?

It doesn't seem to be an Oxythyrea. Maybe a small Aethiessa ?

Are elytras and pronotum hairy ?

Aethiessa floralis can go from 13mm to 21 mm (without head and pygidium).

If it is a male, a view of the aedeagus could be helpfull...

Stéphane

12.5mm with head and pygidium, long black hair on pronotum as well as elytra on its sides. Aedeagus - no way I would make a photo of it

Maybe Aethiessa martini ?

But, it really needs a confirmation by someone else !

Stéphane

I will add it to the Cetonias and you can play with it

Thank you Zdenko, it should be really easier with the specimen under binocular

After looking at a specimen sent by Zdeno, aedeagus is floralis one's, but, punctuation, and other small details are very differents from my other specimens of this species.

So, I have put it with my A. floralis, but ith a big "?"... The genus is sure...

A. floralis presenta una variabilità estrema. In particolare in Marocco, da una località all'altra le popolazioni possono avere caratteristiche totalmente diverse.

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