Post by rowanberry on Apr 3, 2017 20:38:50 GMT
I found this tiny spotted beetle beneath the lid of one of the bird feeders yesterday, and the golden-green beetle today when I was tidying some of the flower pots in preparation for planting. I've since learned that the green beetle is a Rose Chafer, (Cetonia aurata) but the other one I'm not sure of.
The Rose Chafer was a little battered and abit the worse for wear, but still a lovely iridescent colour- it didn't appreciate having it's photo taken and flew away the first chance it got (probably in search of some roses), and it was only after I enlarged the spotted beetle photo that I saw the spider also lurking beneath the garden wire!
Spotted Beetle Apr 2016 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
Green-Gold Beetle Apr2016 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
Green-Gold Beetle2 Apr2016 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
The Rose Chafer was a little battered and abit the worse for wear, but still a lovely iridescent colour- it didn't appreciate having it's photo taken and flew away the first chance it got (probably in search of some roses), and it was only after I enlarged the spotted beetle photo that I saw the spider also lurking beneath the garden wire!
Spotted Beetle Apr 2016 by Wabi Gallery, on FlickrGreen-Gold Beetle Apr2016 by Wabi Gallery, on FlickrGreen-Gold Beetle2 Apr2016 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
