Common Malachite Beetle
Taken at Cley Marshes on 28th June 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File
Common Malachite Beetle.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Malachius bipustulatus.
Coleoptera.
Melyridae.

Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Size:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 Insects under bark and old wood.
Pollen, nectar and small insects.
5 - 7 mm
Meadows.
April - July/August