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Beetle invasion

  • 04-08-2010 3:39pm
    #1
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭


    just found these metallic green beetles devouring weeds at my doorstep

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    cool paintjob


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  • #2
    Rainbowsend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Rainbowsend


    They are Green Dock Leaf Beetles, they feed on
    dock leaves funnily enough :D


  • #3
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    "feeding" doesn't quite describe it though ...anihilating would be closer :D


  • #4
    artieanna
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    Are they any relation of the ladybird I always think of them as a type of well ladybird...???


  • #5
    Rainbowsend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Rainbowsend


    artieanna wrote: »
    Are they any relation of the ladybird I always think of them as a type of well ladybird...???

    Well the little green beetles are from the Chrysomelidae (Chry = green) faimily and ladybirds are Coccinellidae (Coccin= red) so I guess similar??


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