Ixia polystachya

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A Monkey beetle on Ixia polystachya flowers, in early summer on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]
Monkey beetles (Dichelus sp.) on Ixia polystachya flowering in late spring on the eastern face of Table Mountain above Kirstenbosch, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photos Colin Paterson-Jones ©]