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Leaf Beetles

DateThu 2014-07-03

A male Chrysolina polita mating with a female Chrysolina herbacea (both Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).  See here for another observation of mating between these two species.

Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2014-06-29.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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