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Dear Gerard,

In floccosa the same two varieties as in berberina occur, typical and oxyacanthae so to speak.
Of course, in central Europe the oxycanthae-variety of floccoa is far more common than the 'typical' as shown in your picture.
But I have once seen such a dark specimen from The Netherlands.

Floccosa and berberina can always very easily be separated by the colouration of the third antennal segment.

And beware of Mallota abroad !!!


Theo Zeegers