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beetle for ID please (1 Viewer)

Surreybirder

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Ken Noble
Is this some sort of cardinal beetle? Quite a handsome beast!
It was roughly 25 mms long.
Thanks,
Ken
 

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It appears to be Pyrochroa coccinea, which is one of the cardinal beetles. I've seen several recently. They are quite impressive to see in flight!
P.serraticornis is smaller and has a red head.
 
Paul, the site you refer to gives the lily beetle as c8mm long. This was more like 25mm - so I think I'm OK. (I've had lily beetles and they are quite a bit smaller.)
Ken
 
paul mabbott said:
Handsome beast or not - what you have, I think, is the lily beetle Lilioceris lilii - something of pest. Would definitely take precautionary measures to protect your lilies and related plants .....
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Many thanks for this Paul, I've Googled beetles today after taking this pic on our Lilies and couldn't find a match anywhere. I don't think this is Surreybirders beast but it is mine which are eating the lilies and it looks like there are more to come!


Dave J
 

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RedEyedVireo has Lily beetles it seems, SurreyBirder's is a Cardinal-the antennae are out of focus, but I think I can just make out the pectination.
 
Once you start looking the garden is teeming with all sorts of colourful insects. I wonder if anyone can tell me what this one is - at least to family?
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Ken
 

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Surreybirder said:
Once you start looking the garden is teeming with all sorts of colourful insects. I wonder if anyone can tell me what this one is - at least to family?
Thanks,
Ken
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My guess would be one of the Digger wasps, many prey on flies/Hover-flies which they catch on flowers, the females stock their burrows with paralysed
prey.
 
busyb said:
My guess would be one of the Digger wasps, many prey on flies/Hover-flies which they catch on flowers, the females stock their burrows with paralysed
prey.
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Thanks for that steer, Busyb. In Chinery there's a pic of Ectemnius cephalotes which bears a close resemblance so I think you are in the right area. They must be rapid movers if they can catch hoverflies. I find they are *****s to photograph.
Ken
 
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