http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/01/blister-beetle-from-germany/ Are we experts yet? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/01/blister-beetle-from-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-13270 mardikavana Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:25:37 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=20392#comment-13270 I know that in Germany there are at least 14 members of the genus Meloe. But this should be Meloe violaceus at least if the colour of the beetle from the picture is blue not black with blue glister/gloss (don't know which one of these words is proper). Little verified link about the species appearance. http://www.zin.ru/ANIMALIA/COLEOPTERA/rus/melviomk.htm I know that in Germany there are at least 14 members of the genus Meloe. But this should be Meloe violaceus at least if the colour of the beetle from the picture is blue not black with blue glister/gloss (don’t know which one of these words is proper). Little verified link about the species appearance.
http://www.zin.ru/ANIMALIA/COLEOPTERA/rus/melviomk.htm

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