Beetle ID Help Please

Lester · #1 (**permalink**) 10-07-2011, 11:10 AM

All Hampshire, downland, mid june,

#1 body length ~10mm

#2 electra width ~5mm

#3 body length ~8mm

squishy · #2 (**permalink**) 10-07-2011, 01:40 PM

Hi Lester,

#1 and 3 are not actually beetles but true bugs (Hemipterans)
#1 is a nymph, not sure what species.
#3 looks like a potato capsid (Calocoris norwegicus) to me.

#2 is a Scarabaeid beetle, not sure of the species.

I'm sure someone else will be able to give you more specifics than me.

Lester · #3 (**permalink**) 10-07-2011, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squishy

Hi Lester,

#1 and 3 are not actually beetles but true bugs (Hemipterans)
#1 is a nymph, not sure what species.
#3 looks like a potato capsid (Calocoris norwegicus) to me.

#2 is a Scarabaeid beetle, not sure of the species.

I'm sure someone else will be able to give you more specifics than me.

I am overloaded and making schoolboy errors

Thanks for #3.

The closest I can find for #2 on BugGuide is the Japanese Beetle - Popillia japonica, if correct I presume this is an invasive species in the UK.

Update: I am fairly sure it is the Bracken Chafer (Phyllopertha horticola).

Lester · #4 (**permalink**) 10-07-2011, 04:30 PM

#1 looks like it could be the 4th instar of Pentatoma rufipes Forest Bug, the four red spots don't fit though.

Would be good if someone could confirm or correct #1 and #2 for me.