with Ceroctis capensis feeding on the florets
beetle was cutting the petals off, not sure why, maybe it was eating them and the middle tastes better than the margins? still, it seems inefficient, why not just eat the middle out but keep the petal on the flower? you can see one of the petals on the ground.
Found on this flower just next to a small pond.
Habitat is approximate because these are old lands.
Eating moraea flowers.