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May102011

Malachite Beetle

DateTue 2011-05-10

A malachite beetle, Malachius bipustulatus (Coleoptera: Melyridae).  These have been quite common in the long grass over the past week, sometimes 2 or 3 competing for the top of a grass flower spike.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-05-05.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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