A nature conservation blog about the fauna and flora of Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Lower Stour Valley, Worcestershire, England.
A nature conservation blog about the fauna and flora of Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Lower Stour Valley, Worcestershire, England.
Not a soldier beetle at all. It’s Lagria hirta which is in a totally different family- the darkling beetles, Tenebrionidae. Nice photo of it.
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Thanks Neil. I appreciate you taking the time to let me know. I struggled with this one and had a feeling it might have misidentified it.
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