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CutePinky
Jun 10, 2009, 01:54 PM
I don't know what this type of green metallic beetle is at my house and I want to know what its called and its habitat and all that stuff.
I live in Britain so its not one of those beetles that live in America or Mexico.
I find a lot of them on docking leaves.
Any ideas?? ;)
h_leann_b
Jun 10, 2009, 02:11 PM
http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/1878/15566/t/67948-Shining-green-beetle-1.jpg
Does it look something like this?
Justwantfair
Jun 10, 2009, 02:12 PM
Or this
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Known as a Cetonia aurata – rose chafer (family Scarabaeidae)
Ladyviper
Jun 10, 2009, 02:13 PM
A Picture would be helpful or even an approximate size.
Cryptocephalus beetle... is shiny and green but may be larger than what you are asking about, but pretty common.
h_leann_b
Jun 10, 2009, 02:15 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/sci_nat_enl_1088240283/img/1.jpg
Noble Chafer : Noble chafer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_chafer)
Ladyviper
Jun 10, 2009, 02:17 PM
Cetonia aurata – rose chafer possibly
But look this one up in Google images
Green dock leaf beetle - Gastrophysa viridula
Catsmine
Jun 10, 2009, 03:57 PM
Image Search Results (http://www.goodsearch.com/SearchImage.aspx?Keywords=dock+leaf+beetle)
Here's some dock leaf beetles.
Image Search Results (http://www.goodsearch.com/SearchImage.aspx?Keywords=japanese+beetle)
These are Japanese Beetles.
Those are my first two guesses, more information would be helpful in narrowing it down.