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| (Fallen 1807) | (Fallen 1807) | (Fallen 1807) | (Fallen 1807) | (Scopoli 1763) |
| Coleoptera - Cantharidae | Coleoptera - Cantharidae | Coleoptera - Cantharidae | Coleoptera - Cantharidae | Coleoptera - Pyrachroidae |
| Rustic Sailor Beetle - Cantharis rustica | Rustic Sailor Beetle - Cantharis rustica | Rustic Sailor Beetle - Cantharis rustica | Rustic Sailor Beetle - Cantharis rustica | Cardinal Beetle - Pyrochroa serraticornis |
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Status: Resident in UK. When Around: May until August. Habitat: Open sunny grassy places, woods, parks and gardens etc. Comment: In the British Isles it is common and wide spread across the south, becoming more local and uncommon north of Yorkshire. |
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| (Scopoli 1763) | (Scopoli 1763) | (Scopoli 1763) | (Scopoli 1763) | (Scopoli 1763) |
| Coleoptera - Cantharidae | Coleoptera - Cantharidae | Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae | Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae | Coleoptera - Pyrachroidae |
| Common Red Soldier Beetle - Rhagonycha fulva | Common Red Soldier Beetle - Rhagonycha fulva | Lily Beetle - Lilioceris lilliii | Lily Beetle - Lilioceris lilliii | Cardinal Beetle - Pyrochroa serraticornis |
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Status: Resident in UK. When Around: July and August. Habitat: Open grassy places with wild flower such as Ragwort, Hogweed and other umbellifers. Comment: Fairly common and widely distributed throughout the British Isles. |
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Status: Resident in UK. When Around: April to September. Habitat: Pests of cultivated Lilies, and feeds on Lily leaves Comment: This species first reached Britain in the early 1900s. Now it is common and widespread throughout England. |
Status: Resident in UK. When Around: Early May until June. Habitat: Wooded areas with with plenty of decaying and fallen timber. Comment: Common in the south east England. More localised, and less common further as far north as Cumbria. Not recorded from the West Country and Wales. |
| (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | |
| Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae | Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae | Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae | Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae | |
| Alder Leaf Beetle - Agelastica alni | Alder Leaf Beetle - Agelastica alni | Alder Leaf Beetle - Agelastica alni | Alder Leaf Beetle - Agelastica alni | |
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Status: Resident in UK. When Around: Late spring until early autumn. Habitat: Usually near Alder trees, the larvae feed on Alder foliage, and occasionally other deciduous trees. Comment: Almost became extinct some years ago, but is now making a come back. Its present status in Britain is unknown. |
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| (Germar 1824) | (Germar 1824) | (Fabricius 1775 ) | (Fabricius 1775 ) | (Fabricius 1775 ) |
| Coleoptera - Curculionidae | Coleoptera - Curculionidae | Coleoptera - Curculionidae | Coleoptera - Curculionidae | Coleoptera - Curculionidae |
| Green Leaf Weevil - Phyllobius maculicornis | Green Leaf Weevil - Phyllobius maculicornis | Black Vine Weevil - Otiorhynchus sulcatus | Black Vine Weevil - Otiorhynchus sulcatus | Black Vine Weevil - Otiorhynchus sulcatus |
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Status: Resident in UK. When Around: April through to September. Habitat: Wooded areas with deciduous broad-leaved trees. Comment: Localised but common throughout England and Wales. |
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Status: Resident in UK. When Around: Can be seen in most months of the year, peaks in summer. Habitat: Known as a pest in potted plants , the larvae eating the roots, and often killing the plant. Comment: Fairly: Common and wide spread in the UK. |
| (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) |
| Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae | Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae | Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae | Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae | Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae |
| Garden Chafer - Phyllopertha horticola | Garden Chafer - Phyllopertha horticola | Garden Chafer - Phyllopertha horticola | Aphodius rufipes | Aphodius rufipes |
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Status: Resident in UK. When Around: June until August. Habitat: Meadows, domestic lawns and other open grassy places, the larvae feed on grass and clover roots. Comment: Not common, and is mainly found in the west of England and Wales, being sporadic else where. |
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Status: Resident in UK. When Around: Most of the year around, peaking in summer to autumn. Habitat: Found where ever there is animal dung (faeces). Stables, cow sheds, grazing pastures et. Comment: Common and wide spread throughout the British Isles. |
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