Click beetle for ID/confirmation

[Mark3]

Hi, can someone ID/confirm these click beetles for me please. I am pretty sure the first 2 are Ctenicera cuprea and i think the third one might be a variant of Ctenicera cuprea but not sure?


Cheers, Mark

[Jenny W]

Yeah, they are all looking like Ctenicera cuprea. I see you are in Lancashire - is this where they were taken? I ask because cuprea is very much a northern and western species and tends to favour moorland/heathland type habitats - so this would fit your location. It also tends to be a quite variable species with some being quite green, some purplish and others gold looking.

There is a similar species in the UK, pectinicornis, but this is much rarer and I think it is more associated with damp grassland/meadow type habitats (could be wrong though!).

[Mark3]

Thanks Jenny
Yeah they were taken in lancashire on Darwen moor