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25-03-2010, 05:54 PM
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| | | 3 tiny tinkers getting on me
WICK! Any ideas would be much welcome. Quality of images poor due to wind and rushing. The wind was natural and not self made:-   
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25-03-2010, 06:02 PM
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Hi Dave,
3 looks like a cardinal beetle type, rest, pass!  
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Ken
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25-03-2010, 07:33 PM
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Ctenicera sp. Malachius aeneus
Two very good finds 
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25-03-2010, 07:35 PM
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1.2. Male Ctenicera pectinicornis
3. Anthocomus coccineus |
25-03-2010, 07:35 PM
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Safety first Ken ha, ha nice one. Cheers Charlie - both down south in Dorset and a pity I couldn't get better piccies bah!
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25-03-2010, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by charlieb  Malachius aeneus | Malachius aeneus has reduced red on the sides of the pronotum and has a distinctive black mark down the center of the elytra. Anthocomus coccineus fits better. |
25-03-2010, 07:53 PM
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Plus the moths Eucosma cana |
26-03-2010, 09:00 AM
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Great stuff and generous thanks
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26-03-2010, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Dogghound [i] Anthocomus coccineus fits better. | Agreed
How are you distinguishing the species of Ctenicera? Although down in Dorset, it is more likely to be C. pectinicornis
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