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common
Fiddler Beetle
Eupoecila australasiae
- Habitat
- Eastern Australian woodlands, heathlands, and flowering gardens
- Body length
- 18 mm
- Order
- Coleoptera · Scarabaeidae
Weird but real
Its yellow-green back is inked with a dark violin-shaped pattern, while the adult feeds on flower nectar and pollen.
Why it's cool
A living enamel brooch with a tiny fiddle painted down its back—and it spends sunny days face-first in Australian flowers.
