Colour Variants |
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Couple |
Larva on Rubus fruticosus |
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Colour Variants |
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Couple |
Larva on Rubus fruticosus |
Length: 3.2-4.5mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | June - September (Earliest: 28.8) | (Winter) | February - November (Earliest: 11.5) |
| Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows |
Gardens | ||
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Food: (Larva) |
Several Rosaceae | |||
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Food: (Adult) |
Several Rosaceae Pollen |
Ranunculus acris Pollen |
Ranunculus repens Pollen |
Cardamine pratensis Pollen |
Heracleum sphondylium Pollen | ||||
| Parasitoids: |
Bracon immutator Larva | |||
| Predators: |
Carabus nemoralis |
Pterostichus niger |
UK Beetles:
Byturidae
Nature Spot:
Raspberry Beetle - Byturus tomentosus
Pictures © 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2014 J.K. Lindsey
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