pargyle Super Moderator Staff member Moderator *** BeeKeeping Supporter Joined Oct 16, 2012 Messages 18,491 Reaction score 9,954 Location Fareham, Hampshire UK Hive Type 14x12 Number of Hives 6 Jul 14, 2020 #1 Found this little beauty on the patio yesterday ... I thought initially that it was wasp beetle but I think it might be one of the Longhorn ones- only thing that threw me a bit was the brown legs ? Any ideas ? Attachments Beetle.jpg 26.8 KB
Found this little beauty on the patio yesterday ... I thought initially that it was wasp beetle but I think it might be one of the Longhorn ones- only thing that threw me a bit was the brown legs ? Any ideas ?
M masterBK Queen Bee Joined Oct 20, 2009 Messages 2,363 Reaction score 549 Location S Yorkshire Hive Type National Number of Hives wintering 23 Jul 14, 2020 #2 I think it may be the hornet beetle Leptura aurulenta which is found in the south of England including your area See if it matches data and photo at http://www.thewcg.org.uk/Cerambycidae/0625.htm
I think it may be the hornet beetle Leptura aurulenta which is found in the south of England including your area See if it matches data and photo at http://www.thewcg.org.uk/Cerambycidae/0625.htm
OP pargyle Super Moderator Staff member Moderator *** BeeKeeping Supporter Joined Oct 16, 2012 Messages 18,491 Reaction score 9,954 Location Fareham, Hampshire UK Hive Type 14x12 Number of Hives 6 Jul 14, 2020 #3 Yes ... I think you are spot on ... Leptura aurulenta Fabricius, 1793 The Hornet Beetle Side by side - could be twins ! Attachments Beetle (2).jpg 37.8 KB Beetle 3.jpg 120.8 KB
Yes ... I think you are spot on ... Leptura aurulenta Fabricius, 1793 The Hornet Beetle Side by side - could be twins !
O oliver90owner Queen Bee *** Joined Jul 15, 2009 Messages 16,148 Reaction score 609 Location Lincolnshire Hive Type 14x12 Jul 15, 2020 #4 How big? Might even be an asparagus beetle?
OP pargyle Super Moderator Staff member Moderator *** BeeKeeping Supporter Joined Oct 16, 2012 Messages 18,491 Reaction score 9,954 Location Fareham, Hampshire UK Hive Type 14x12 Number of Hives 6 Jul 15, 2020 #5 oliver90owner said: How big? Might even be an asparagus beetle? Click to expand... about 15mm long without the antennae... the antennae are nearly as long as the body.
oliver90owner said: How big? Might even be an asparagus beetle? Click to expand... about 15mm long without the antennae... the antennae are nearly as long as the body.
M masterBK Queen Bee Joined Oct 20, 2009 Messages 2,363 Reaction score 549 Location S Yorkshire Hive Type National Number of Hives wintering 23 Jul 16, 2020 #6 I grow Asparagus. This is an asparagus beetle. It has much shorter black antennae, red thorax and white bands on black elytra. Attachments Asparagus Beetle .jpg 119.9 KB Last edited: Jul 16, 2020
I grow Asparagus. This is an asparagus beetle. It has much shorter black antennae, red thorax and white bands on black elytra.