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Checkered beetle

Tillus elongatus

Habitat:

Grass, probably garden.

Notes:

Very, very old spotting, but I still don't know what this is.... :)

8 Comments

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

Thank you Michael for the english name for it :)
How do you know that it is a female?

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

I couldn't find it by myseIf, but I was helped :)
It really is a great find, thank you! :))

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

wow! That's great find :) I'm glad you named it!!

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

Jopy, it is Tillus elongatus :)) and it's not one of the most common insects here in my country :))

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

hehe, yes, these also have similar structure :)
and there are so many species of them in my country... :) This will be fun :))

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

Or can be Oedemeridae? With plants is much easier :)

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

Thank you, Jopy! :)) It really resembles a soldier beetle a bit, I will have to take a closer look :))

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

Maybe some kind of Soldier beetle...I'm not sure :)

Sintija Valucka
Spotted by
Sintija Valucka

Kurzeme, Latvia

Spotted on Jun 11, 2007
Submitted on Jan 21, 2014

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