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Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis)

Rainbow leaf beetle (Chrysolina cerealis)
The rainbow leaf beetle is arguably one of the most beautiful beetles in Britain. Its common name refers to the longitudinal bands of green... More 3 Images 1 Video
Pashford pot beetle (Cryptocephalus exiguus)
This is the smallest of the British Cryptocephalus species. It is a shiny black in colour, with the legs and base of the antennae yellow... More 2 Images 0 videos
Reed beetle (Donacia aquatica)
This is a spectacularly coloured beetle, having a metallic blue sheen over its whole body, and rainbow-like stripes down each wing case. The... More 2 Images 0 videos
Pot beetle (Cryptocephalus primarius)
This rather shiny beetle (one of the larger Cryptocephalus species) has orange wing-cases (elytra), each with five black spots. The head and... More 2 Images 0 videos
Bloody-nosed beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa)
The bloody-nosed beetle is a large, flightless species, which earns its common name from its peculiar form of defence; when threatened it... More 19 Images 1 Video
Shining pot beetle (Cryptocephalus nitidulus)
This beetle, as its name suggests, has a shining metallic blue, bronze or purplish-green sheen over its body. The legs and antennae are... More 2 Images 0 videos
Six-spotted pot beetle (Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus)
This shiny beetle has a yellow thorax and yellow wing-cases, which are each marked with three black spots. However, despite the common name... More 2 Images 0 videos
Ten-spotted pot beetle (Cryptocephalus decemmaculatus)
The ten-spotted pot beetle has the typical 'beetle' shape and comes in two colour forms: one is almost pure shining black; the other is... More 7 Images 0 videos
Hazel pot beetle (Cryptocephalus coryli)
An orange and black insect that has the typical - if slightly squarish - 'beetle' shape. The thorax is black in males and red in females... More 16 Images 2 Videos
Bronze Lundy cabbage flea beetle (Psylliodes luridipennis)
The bronze Lundy cabbage flea beetle is a dark bronze in colour, and often has yellow translucent wing cases (elytra)... More 8 Images 0 videos
Elegant rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes elegans)
Information on the elegant rhinoceros beetle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Water beetle (Graphoderus bilineatus)
Information on Graphoderus bilineatus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius)
The dor beetle, for many people, is the archetypal ‘beetle’. It has the classic beetle shape and colouration, being oval in shape with a... More 14 Images 0 videos
Pitt Island longhorn beetle (Xylotoles costatus)
Information on the Pitt Island longhorn beetle (Xylotoles costatus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Meladema (Meladema lanio)
Information on Meladema lanio is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Crotchiella (Crotchiella brachyptera)
Information on Crotchiella brachyptera is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More 1 Image 0 videos
Rack beetle (Tentyrina palmeri)
Information on the rack beetle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Ground beetle (Dromius sigma)
Ground beetles belonging to the genus Dromius are typically elongate, flattened beetles. Dromius sigma has a black head, and pale brown wing... More 2 Images 0 videos
Water beetle (Laccophilus poecilus)
This attractive little water beetle has a pattern of pale markings on its wing cases. It was previously known at under three different... More 3 Images 0 videos
Noble chafer (Gnorimus nobilis)
This chafer is a very attractive insect. It has a metallic-green body which is speckled with white. The whole body displays a brilliant... More 3 Images 0 videos
Ground beetle (Bembidion nigropiceum)
Unlike many members of the Bembidion genus, the largest genus of ground beetles in Britain, this blackish ground beetle does not have a... More 1 Image 1 Video
Soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
This soldier beetle called the ‘bloodsucker’ in some areas because of its bright red colouration. It is the most common soldier beetle in... More 6 Images 2 Videos
Diving beetle (Agabus brunneus)
This chocolate-brown beetle has no common English name. It is difficult to distinguish from a number of similar species, needing the close... More 7 Images 0 videos
Hairy click beetle (Synaptus filiformis)
This click beetle is blackish in colour, and covered in small, greyish fine hairs. The sides of the thorax are wavy, and the antennae and... More 3 Images 0 videos
Cardinal click beetle (Ampedus cardinalis)
The cardinal click beetle (Ampedus cardinalis) has russet-red wing cases (elytra), a shiny black thorax and a covering of fine... More 4 Images 0 videos
Ground beetle (Bembidion testaceum)
Bembidion testaceum is a predatory ground beetle that is very similar in appearances to other related Bembidion species. This is a genus of... More 1 Image 0 videos
Death watch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum)
The larvae of the common death watch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum) are notorious pests of furniture and structural timbers in... More 4 Images 3 Videos
Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus)
The stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) is arguably the most spectacular looking beetle in Britain; the male looks like something from a... More 20 Images 3 Videos
Longhorn beetle (Jebusaea hammerschmidti)
Jebusaea hammerschmidti is a member of the Cerambycidae family, also known as the longhorn beetles or longicorns, which are characterised by... More 1 Image 0 videos
Cromwell chafer (Prodontria lewisi)
The Cromwell chafer is a Critically Endangered beetle found at just one site in Cromwell, New Zealand. It is a flightless beetle that... More 1 Image 0 videos

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