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Just spotted this little fella on a runner bean leaf in the polytunnel.
Should I be alarmed or pleased?
Should I be alarmed or pleased?
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Scarlet lily beetle,trying to squash them,is like hitting concrete
Lily beetle/RHS Gardening - Royal Horticultural Society
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^^^ you evidently don't have boots as big as mine then LD
Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
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I think it is a cardinal beetle, VC. It isn't shiny enough for a lily beetle and doesn't have the little dimples on the wing case. Also it is a bit too long.
Good news is it feeds on small flying insects
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Not a lily beetle, they are really pillar box red and very shiny. We used to call VC's beetle blood suckers but I've no idea whether they do or not. Probably just the colour.Comment
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Thanks everyone
I'm sure Jeanie is right with this one - sorry Lottie
Delighted that its a goodie, not a baddie. Its a Red-headed Cardinal beetle.
Found some photos of Cardinal and Lily beetles David Element's Wildlife Web Page Beetles 17 - Cardinal and Lily Beetles and "my" beetle is a lot longer and flatter than the Lily.
Cardinal Beetles - Pyrochroa serraticornis - UK Safari
Fascinating creatures - I like beetles (mostly)
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Yes, it's a Cardinal beetle. Like the Ladybird, it's a gardener's friend...Pain is still pain, suffering is still suffering, regardless of whoever, or whatever, is the victim.
Everything is worthy of kindness.
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Well i did try hehehe,also need for practice of copy and paste ext,glad you got sorted
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Pain is still pain, suffering is still suffering, regardless of whoever, or whatever, is the victim.
Everything is worthy of kindness.
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That's a good link Knight, thank you
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