« Autumn Bibionid Fly | Main | Lygaeid Bug »
Thursday
Oct132011

Leaf Beetle

DateThu 2011-10-13

A heavily gravid female black leaf beetle, probably Galeruca tanaceti (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).  Identification suggested by Tony Irwin here.

Photo taken at Dinton Pastures, Winnersh, near Reading, UK, on 2011-10-09.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
in

Reader Comments

There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
All HTML will be escaped. Hyperlinks will be created for URLs automatically.

Notify me of follow-up comments via email.