Identify insect but no pic!!

[malcy101]

Last night a bug flew into the house and I have never seen one like it.
It escaped before I could get a pic but it did land on my arm for a sec so here is some info on it.

1. About an inch long
2. Had wing covers which were black with 3 red lines on each one in head to tail direction.
3. The tail extended beyond the wing covers and ended in a point.
4. The antenae were black with orange like bulbs on the end.
5. The body was black.
6. Looked like a ladybird but never seen one so big with stripes and an elongated body.

I live in orkney in the middle of nowhere.

If you can help it would be great, thanks in advance

[GRH]

Sounds like a Nicrophorus species burying beetle, except these have red stripes going across the wing covers rather than down them.

They feed on carrion, and they do come to light at night.

Greg

[Ambriel]

Sounds very much like a cockchafer to me.


Cockchafer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[malcy101]

Thanks for info but the one I saw was more narrower looking with darker wing cases and a black abdomen extending beyond the wing cases and ending in a point. The picture is close though

[eucera]

Originally Posted by GRH

Sounds like a Nicrophorus species burying beetle, except these have red stripes going across the wing covers rather than down them.

They feed on carrion, and they do come to light at night.

Greg

I'd go with this one. the description fits pretty well with some of these burying beetles