Green Metallic Flea Beetle ? & Alder Leaf Beetle Larvae ?
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:00 pm
Green Metallic Flea Beetle ? & Alder Leaf Beetle Larvae ?
Returned to Burton Mere today in hope of getting better shots of the metallic leaf beetles I had rather poor photographs of from there. Don had suggested these as Alder Leaf Beetles though I was concerned as they were not on Alder (I think they were on Bramble) and to my eyes had a green rather than blue sheen.
I was unsuccessful in relocating these but found some similar looking beetles below the Alders but feeding on Great Willowherb. Searching the Internet I found these appeared to fit the Green Metallic Flea Beetle Attica lythri and would appreciate thoughts on this. Photos below. In several photos the beetles appeared to be of two sizes.
Continuing to search the Common Alders I found lots of black larvae feeding on the lower leaves which from a web search appear to resemble those of the Alder Leaf Beetle. Again would appreciate confirmation or other suggestions as to their identification. Photos below.
Thank you.
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Returned to Burton Mere today in hope of getting better shots of the metallic leaf beetles I had rather poor photographs of from there. Don had suggested these as Alder Leaf Beetles though I was concerned as they were not on Alder (I think they were on Bramble) and to my eyes had a green rather than blue sheen.
I was unsuccessful in relocating these but found some similar looking beetles below the Alders but feeding on Great Willowherb. Searching the Internet I found these appeared to fit the Green Metallic Flea Beetle Attica lythri and would appreciate thoughts on this. Photos below. In several photos the beetles appeared to be of two sizes.
- Q Green Metallic Flea Beetles - beetles of two sizes
- Q Green Metallic Flea Beetles
- Q Green Metallic Flea Beetle
- Q Alder Leaf Beetle Larvae
- Alder Leaf Beetle Larva
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