Beetles & Hoppers for ID

[htcdude]

Taken in Norfolk:





Common Earwig?


Unknown beetles






Thanks,

Nige

[Jason Green]

First is Empoasca cf. vitis, 4 is Chrysolina americana, last is a Carabid.

[Acutipuerilis]

Empoasca sp. (possibly a hint of the clear diagonal cell of vitis, but the colouring is more like decipiens) and the other hopper is Iassus - it looks like scutellaris (feeds on Elm) rather than lanio (on oak) but can be very hard to separate. What did you get it from?
Joe

[Fauna]

Your Carabid looks good for Curtonotus aulicus.

[Matt Smith]

Originally Posted by htcdude

Lagria hirta

[htcdude]

Thanks all for your help. I should've got Lagria hirta really I've seen this before

Originally Posted by Acutipuerilis

What did you get it from?
Joe

It was on top of some cliffs on a pile of old garden flowers and grass, didn't see any oak or elm around I'm afraid.

Nige

[sebastianbawn]

Your earwig is a Common Earwig. The only other one similar is Lesne's Earwig but it is smaller, redder and the hindwings do not stick out from the elytra (as can be see in your pics) Here is an image of a Lesne's for comparison:



Note how there are no rounded triangular protrusions creeping out from under the flat edged golden elytra

[htcdude]

Originally Posted by sebastianbawn

Your earwig is a Common Earwig. The only other one similar is Lesne's Earwig but it is smaller, redder and the hindwings do not stick out from the elytra (as can be see in your pics) Here is an image of a Lesne's for comparison:



Note how there are no rounded triangular protrusions creeping out from under the flat edged golden elytra

Thanks Seb,

Are these common throughout Britain? Maybe I've overlooked them in the past

Nige

[sebastianbawn]

I think so, but they are hugely overlooked as many people are unaware of them. But once you see one you will never mistake them in the future. I see them regularly in Bristol

[tristanba]

the leafhopper is definitely Iassus scutellaris - whereabouts in Norfolk?