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26-06-2009, 11:56 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Forest
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| | | Beetle i.d please Can someone confirm these 2 for me please,according to my book (very basic book) and the habitat (mint) the green one looks like Chrysolina menthastri but the red one looks like Chrysomela populi
Am i right? and if so do they ' mix ' ? | 
27-06-2009, 12:26 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: East Harling, Norfolk
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| | | Re: Beetle i.d please Ooooh errrr! | 
27-06-2009, 05:58 AM
| | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006
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| | | Re: Beetle i.d please A very mixed (up) pairing. The larger green beetle is correct- though it's name has changed from C. menthastri to C. herbacea (I think the old name is more useful as it tells you the food plant). I think the other is Chrysolina polita that shares the same habitat + also feeds on various labiates. | 
27-06-2009, 07:03 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Forest
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| | | Re: Beetle i.d please thanks aeshna,
i think he's a little confused then
who decides to change the name of an insect? and more to the point why?
people cant leave things alone for 5 mins these days |  | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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