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05-09-2006, 01:11 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gloucester
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| | | Beetle ID please
plenty of these chaps around today, so I thought I would take some at lifesize and some magnified  I have fallen in love with the Canon MP-E65 macro lens but it is really screwing my back up crawling around lol  |
05-09-2006, 02:03 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle ID please
Short answer-Chrysomelidae species (leaf beetle).
May take a while to find the exact species... |
05-09-2006, 02:46 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gloucester
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| | | Re: Beetle ID please
Thank you Imaginos |
05-09-2006, 03:34 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sheffield, FPRSY
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| | | Re: Beetle ID please
The heavily padded "feet" are the giveaway to leaf beetles. Difficult to say what this is without size or a good view of the wlytra. Some blue chrysomelids are numerous on willow and related trees. |
05-09-2006, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul mabbott The heavily padded "feet" are the giveaway to leaf beetles. Difficult to say what this is without size or a good view of the wlytra. Some blue chrysomelids are numerous on willow and related trees. | Size was approximately 4mm with antenna about the same length. I'll need to google "wlytra" to see if I have a picture of whatever that is lmao |
06-09-2006, 07:08 AM
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| | | Re: Beetle ID please
Whoops! http://homepage.eircom.net/~hedgerow10/aug11.htm shows the blue willow beetle, Plagiodera versicolor but there are quite a few similar ones. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Kev Lewis Size was approximately 4mm with antenna about the same length. I'll need to google "wlytra" to see if I have a picture of whatever that is lmao | |
08-09-2006, 04:27 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sheffield, FPRSY
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Just for interest, Kev, why are these queries posted on the 'tree house' rather than the insect forum? I only came across them by accident .... |
08-09-2006, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul mabbott Just for interest, Kev, why are these queries posted on the 'tree house' rather than the insect forum? I only came across them by accident .... | no specific reason PAul. I've always posted queries on the Tree House, now I think about it your query is correct. Next time I'll post where it bel;ongs | |
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