Beetles
Flea Beetle
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A tiny Flea Beetle sunning itself on a stone. I think this species is normally found on Willowherb, a plant that is common near to where I found this specimen. Taken at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.
Propylea 14-punctata (Fourteen spot Ladybird)
Oedemera lurida
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Flea Beetle
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A tiny Flea Beetle basking in the sun on a small stone in the garden yesterday. I think these are normally found on Willowherb, plenty of that nearby.
Rove Beetle.
Weevil, Ceutorhynchus sp. ?
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lily_beetle_001
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Nicrophorus humator
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A large Sexton Beetle, Nicrophorus humator I think, that I found in the garden last night. Not the best of shots but it was pitch black outside when I took it and it never stopped moving.
Tiny Beetle
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A tiny beetle , about 1.3mm in length on an algae covered stone taken at 5x magnification and uncropped.
Phyllopertha horticola (Garden Chafer)
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This little Garden Chafer was never still, found on Hogweed flowers, Venus Pool, Shropshire.
Silpha atrata
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I think this beetle is Silpha atrata, a species that predates on snails. I found several specimens today at The Cliffe in Shropshire.
Green Tiger Beetle ( Cicindela campestris)
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Green Tiger Beetle ( Cicindela campestris) portrait. The Bog, Shropshire, 9th March 2014.
Green Tiger Beetle
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Portrait of a Green Tiger Beetle ( Cicindela campestris ). Taken at The Bog, Shropshire on March 9th, 2014.
Green Tiger Beetle ( Cicindela campestris)
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A Green Tiger Beetle pauses for a few seconds and allows me to get a shot. Taken at The Bog in Shropshire, March 9th 2014.
Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris)
Green Tiger Beetle ( Cicindela campestris )
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A Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris) catches the sun and at the same time shelters from the breeze by lying flat between pebbles. Taken on 9th March 2014 at The Bog, Shropshire.
Green Tiger Beetle
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A little sunshine today brought out the Green Tiger Beetles, these have to be one of the fastest moving beetles in the UK, they seldom stop for more than a few seconds at a time.
Lochmaea suturalis (Heather Beetle)
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There were thousands of these Heather Beetles ( Lochmaea suturalis ) on The Cliffe, Shropshire today.
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