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Beetle
- Agriotes Obscurus
Taken at
Baron's Haugh
on 10th July 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode..
Click
Beetle
- Agriotes Obscurus
Species
:
Order:
Family:
Local names:
Agriotes obscurus
Coleoptera.
Elateridae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Size:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature
:
Roots of plants and grasses.
Grass leaves.
7 - 10 mm.
Meadows and grassy places.
March - June.
The larvae, called Wireworms, are long lived (up to four years in this stage of development)