Hazel pot beetle  (Cryptocephalus coryli)

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Description

An orange and black insect that has the typical - if slightly squarish - 'beetle' shape. The thorax is black in males and red in females, and the wing covers are reddish-orange fringed with black. The whole beetle is very glossy.

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