The #whitespotted #rosebeetle #Oxythyrea #funesta (#Cetoniinae) is a warmth-loving #Mediterranean #species, which was originally found only sporadically in southern Germany, but has now expanded its range to northern #Germany, apparently due to #globalwarming.
H. Hoffmann et al. (2021) examined the occurrence and #spread of O. funesta as a #citizensciencestudy.
#Biodiversity

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

Reference

H. Hoffmann et al.(2021):
https://doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.71.1.137-146

#Photos

© S.F. Wirth 2025

Und nicht nur wir, @anzmeer mögen Disteln. Diese beiden Trauer-Rosenkäfer auf Hochzeitsflug offenbar auch. Liebe geht halt durch den Magen.

#Oxythyrea #funesta #OxythyreaFunesta #Insects #Käfer # #smartphonefotografie