| | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | | 29 | 30 |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
| |
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
| |
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
| |
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
| |
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
| 1 | 2 |  » Stats |
Members: 50,153
Threads: 82,340
Posts: 853,206
Top Poster: glsammy (15,069)
| | Welcome to our newest member, Xalrahc | |  | 
22-08-2011, 09:48 PM
|  | Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Belvedere, Kent
Posts: 10,029
| | | Beetle for ID please
I found this one in Knapdale Forest a couple of weeks ago. At first I thought it might be the violet ground beetle due to the colour sheen where the light caught it, but I'm sure it isn't. The antennae and pronotum aren't right for starters, plus someone found me a real violet ground beetle a few days later and it's a bigger, sturdier beast altogether. This one was abot 15mm, 20mm at most. When I found it, it appeared to be scavenging the remains of another beetle that looked like it had been trodden on by a previous walker. The weather was very wet so there's a bit of mud, particularly in the close crop on the head...   
Any suggestions?
Dave P.
__________________
(a.k.a. "Horizontal Dave")
"A good man is hard to find, especially if he's hiding. In a field. With combat fatigues and a false beard." - Wilson Dixon |
23-08-2011, 04:20 AM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 13,610
| | | Re: Beetle for ID please
One of the Dor Beetles, Geotrupes sp. |
23-08-2011, 07:44 AM
| | Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Belvedere, Kent
Posts: 10,029
| | | Re: Beetle for ID please
Thanks aeshna, much appreciated!
Dave P.
__________________
(a.k.a. "Horizontal Dave")
"A good man is hard to find, especially if he's hiding. In a field. With combat fatigues and a false beard." - Wilson Dixon |
23-08-2011, 07:49 AM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 828
| | | Re: Beetle for ID please
Morning Dave 
Being found in woodland, I would be more inclined to go with Anoplotrupes stercorosus with this one...
Regards Chris. |
23-08-2011, 08:35 AM
| | Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Belvedere, Kent
Posts: 10,029
| | | Re: Beetle for ID please
Thanks Chris, that does look a good bet.
Dave P.
__________________
(a.k.a. "Horizontal Dave")
"A good man is hard to find, especially if he's hiding. In a field. With combat fatigues and a false beard." - Wilson Dixon | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
| | | 33 members and 348 guests | | alanc15, Albabob, Astra, Dan_R, Douglas, earthdragon64, Elizabeth B, Gerel, Gill Catton, glsammy, Goldmaxx, heron09, jeffnsue, Jim Ford, jo0ls, Kenneth Baldwin, markp, nutmeg, Pepsis, PMG, postmanhat, pressld2, quippy, Rambling Rob, rogpow, Sakke, shenk1, tufty, welsh.lensman, welshcameraman, Wharfrat, WildlifeWatcher | » New Wildlife Posts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | » New Environment Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Activity Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Community Posts | | |  Spammers! Yesterday 08:00 AM 5 Replies, 115 Views | | | | | |
