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16-10-2009, 02:02 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: N.W. Lancashire
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| | | Beetle ID please
When i opened my backdoor, this Beetle looked like it was waiting to come in.
Its around 5mms long, it looks quite similar to a Carpet Beetle, so i`m assuming its some relation ...  |
16-10-2009, 02:08 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle ID please
Looks like Byrrhus pilula. |
16-10-2009, 02:20 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle ID please
Thanks Laurence, glad its not a household pest  .
It does retract all its legs and antennae when disturbed. PILL BEETLE: when disturbed, adults retract their legs and antennae into ventral recesses, forming a compact "pill" |
16-10-2009, 02:35 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle ID please
Definitely a Byrrhus sp., but I'm not so sure about it being B. pilula as there are four similar species and if it's as small as you say it's probably one of the others.
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16-10-2009, 03:10 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle ID please
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Originally Posted by Action_Man  PILL BEETLE: when disturbed, adults retract their legs and antennae into ventral recesses, forming a compact "pill" | ... and become incredibly difficult to mount  |
16-10-2009, 04:10 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle ID please
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Originally Posted by Rossco Definitely a Byrrhus sp., but I'm not so sure about it being B. pilula as there are four similar species and if it's as small as you say it's probably one of the others. | Yes its exactly 5mms long, in its retracted position.
Do you mean for the opposite sex Charlie ? ... |
16-10-2009, 04:50 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle ID please
Cytilus sericeus looks a good match, it has the pale triangular section between the elytra at the top. The pics will enlarge. kerbtier.de - Familienübersicht Byrrhidae (Pillenkäfer)
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16-10-2009, 04:54 PM
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16-10-2009, 08:21 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle ID please
Thanks Janet, that looks pretty similar to me ... | | |
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