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Cardinal beetle

Pyrochroa coccinea

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Lilioceris lilii


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9 Comments

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Thank you Matthijs :)

Apparently both the red headed and black headed are common in Denmark...

Matthijs
Matthijs 12 years ago

thats great! Just read the are quite rare.. The Red headed Cardinal beetle is seen more often.. good spotting!

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

I just couldn't get it right, now I am happy :)

Matthijs
Matthijs 12 years ago

Yes, indeed. its a Cardinal beetle.. (Black headed Cardinal beetle)

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Now with new identity, thanks to Matthijs' spotting and Atul :)

I didn't liked the other ID, it puzzled me...

FoTony
FoTony 12 years ago

I think that's the angle of the picture. Most pictures are made from the top side of the animal. Or it has a strict diet ;)

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

But this one seems a bit slimmer an longer...?

FoTony
FoTony 12 years ago

You're welcome.

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Thank you
Yes it thought it was that :)

Jeannette
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Jeannette

Denmark

Spotted on Jun 2, 2009
Submitted on Feb 11, 2012

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