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shiny green beetle
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:32 pm
by Diane
Saw a beautiful shiny, metallic green beetle yesterday, about the size of a shield bug - but much more attractive. It looked like it should have been a brooch. Does anyone know the name of it and is it a good beetle or a bad beetle?
Re: shiny green beetle
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:36 pm
by Monika
Diane, it's most likely one of the ground beetles. The violet ground beetle is probably the most common one (it's a goodie, living of other pests, particularly slugs), but your green one is probably Galeruca tanaceti. I don't know an English name for it and, I am afraid, don't know what it eats. Try googling it, it will give you more info.
Re: shiny green beetle
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:18 am
by vegpatchmum
Diane wrote:Saw a beautiful shiny, metallic green beetle yesterday, about the size of a shield bug - but much more attractive. It looked like it should have been a brooch. Does anyone know the name of it and is it a good beetle or a bad beetle?
Possibly the Mint Beetle. Have a look on this site to see if you can spot it:
http://www.uksafari.com/beetles.htmHTH
VPM
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Re: shiny green beetle
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:32 am
by Diane
Thank you all - looked on the uk safari site and I think it was a rose chafer. I must try to find it again and have another look.
Re: shiny green beetle
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:03 am
by richard p
we get them aswell