Post by chrispapa on Sept 24, 2021 13:08:28 GMT -8
I have been living here for years, I have pretty much seen all bugs native to my local area, however I have never seen this one before. I have done some research but dew to the limited amount of information I currently posses on the subject, I figure to put this picture out here in hopes of retrieving more information about the species. My research revealed "Buprestis novemmaculata gravida" as the possibility, but it seems unlikely to me that this is right, and wanted some secondary opinions on the matter.
Location found: Greece, Athens
Color: Black
Length: 1.7cm or 0.67 inch
Characteristics: The specimen observed was reminiscent of a black wasp or hornet. Specimen had two sort antenna originating from the middle of it's head. Specimen also had 3 visible pairs of legs, with a pair of wings, though not flight capability was observed. Specimen's abdomen seems to be tipped almost like it had a stinger.
Picture of Specimen (I apologies for the poor quality, unfortunately the specimen was too far and the use of zoom was necessary) :
drive.google.com/file/d/1Wyiy3pz5uRYqnNKxDOfeN1c2OEAur2yd/view?usp=sharing
Location found: Greece, Athens
Color: Black
Length: 1.7cm or 0.67 inch
Characteristics: The specimen observed was reminiscent of a black wasp or hornet. Specimen had two sort antenna originating from the middle of it's head. Specimen also had 3 visible pairs of legs, with a pair of wings, though not flight capability was observed. Specimen's abdomen seems to be tipped almost like it had a stinger.
Picture of Specimen (I apologies for the poor quality, unfortunately the specimen was too far and the use of zoom was necessary) :
drive.google.com/file/d/1Wyiy3pz5uRYqnNKxDOfeN1c2OEAur2yd/view?usp=sharing
