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 Interesting Beetle id? (Cambs. UK)
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| Gman |
Posted on 07-06-2022 22:22
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Member Location: Posts: 150 Joined: 03.12.21 |
Hi All In the gloom of some loose woodland / shaded glade I saw two beetles doing what insect do at this time of year. They appeared to be covered in a blue dust. On examining the photos I found that the dust appears to be their normal pigmentation but it is not universal at all. There are patches of blue-green and patches of black. The male appears to be far smaller than the female. I would have thought that she was no more than 1cm although my estimation could be wrong. Could someone please ID for me? Yours, Gareth Gman attached the following image:  [203.38Kb] |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 07-06-2022 22:54
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Nettle Weevil - Phyllobius pomaceus https://www.natur...tle-weevil Edited by Roger Thomason on 07-06-2022 22:57 |
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| Gman |
Posted on 08-06-2022 00:42
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Member Location: Posts: 150 Joined: 03.12.21 |
Cannot believe that I have never seen one of these before........ I thought there was a bit of a snout but much shorter than weevils I have seen before Thanks again Roger |
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