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Green Dock Beetles

DateFri 2010-02-05

Green dock beetles, Gastrophysa viridula (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on a dock leaf (Rumex sp.).  The large one is a female (with a body too large for its wing cases) and the smaller is a male.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-06-02.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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