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two for ID, please (1 Viewer)
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Surreybirder
Ken Noble
The best I can come up with are a) a soldier-fly such as Norellisoma spinimanum and b) a beetle such as Carabus nemoralis.
Does that ring bells with anyone?
Does that ring bells with anyone?
RafaelMatias
Unknown member
No ideas for the fly atm, but the beetle is not a Carabid (Carabidae have 5 segmented tarsi, this one has apparently 4); I'd be more inclined to look in the Chrysomelidae.
Ficedula
velico ergo sum
The fly is a Sciomyzidae - Tetanocera (incidently Norellisoma spinimanum is a dung fly not a soldier fly).
the beetle is indeed Chrysomelidae - close to Donacia but not that genus.
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
Thanks very much for your help!
Ken
Ken
Ficedula
velico ergo sum
probably Plateumaris sericea
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
Thanks Ficedula, that's not in my insect books but from internet photos it looks a good match.
