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28-04-2011, 10:51 PM
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| | | Help with identification
Hello,
Whilst out photographing Pearl Bordered Fritillaries this afternoon I photographed a couple of insects (one in larval stage) that I'm hoping someone can identify for me?  
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28-04-2011, 10:59 PM
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| | | Re: Help with identification
Evening Pippa, and welcome to WAB!
Nice pair of finds there! The first is the larva of the Glow Worm, and the other is the Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea - an Nb, nationally-uncommon beetle.
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05-05-2011, 12:06 PM
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| | | Re: Help with identification
Thank you Jason,
Very exciting to find two unusual insects, I'll have to go back one evening in June / July to see if I can see the glow worms in their full glory!
Philippa |
05-05-2011, 02:53 PM
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| | | Re: Help with identification
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I'll have to go back one evening in June / July to see if I can see the glow worms in their full glory!
| If there is only this bigger species (Lampyris noctiluca) it might be difficult to see all its glory. I hope you, too, can find Lamprohiza splendidula, the Small Glow Worm, because those waft in the forrests and bushes and give it a more or less spooky atmosphere.
Not to forget: the one in your picture is the larvae, but the femals look very similar, because having no wings.
Regards
Klaas
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