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Rose chafers on meadowsweet - friendly little giants.

(Cetonia aurata, imago, on Filipendula ulmaria)

Note - Protaetia cuprea ssp. metallica is also relatively common in the north west palaeartic and i can't remember checking the difference. The lack of white knees, and lack of dent at the top part of the wing cases surrounding the scutellum, and that C. aurata is probably the more common species around here has me settled on this ID but who knows ! I might be wrong.

📍 Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina 🗓 Date: April 24, 2026 🐾 Media: Image 🌿 Species: Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) 📝 Notes: Annual or biennial flowering plant commonly found along roadsides, fields, disturbed ground, and coastal habitats. Produces four-petaled flowers in shades of white, cream, yellow, or pale pink, often marked with darker purple veins. Member of the mustard family.

Leaves are rough and irregularly lobed, while the distinctive segmented seed pods help separate it from similar mustard species. Flowers attract bees, hoverflies, and other pollinators, making it an important nectar source in weedy or urban-edge habitats. Though related to cultivated radish, the root is usually woody and strongly pungent. Introduced and widely naturalized in North America.

Beautiful button orchid growing on a palm tree.

17/01/24 - Dischidia nummularia

The most famous sanctuary of the Quindio wax palm, Ceroxylon quindiuense, is located in Colombia’s Cocora Valley. The country’s national tree faces serious extinction risks

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