Beetles
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Ceratapion (Ceratapion) gibbirostre
Cercyon (Cercyon) convexiusculus
Cercyon (Cercyon) haemorrhoidalis
Cercyon (Cercyon) melanocephalus
Cercyon (Cercyon) pygmaeus
Cercyon (Cercyon) unipunctatus
Ceutorhynchus assimilis
Ceutorhynchus erysimi
Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Ceutorhynchus typhae
Chaetida longicornis
Heather Ladybird - Chilocorus bipustulatus
Kidney Spot Ladybird - Chilocorus renipustulatus
Found on Ash trees. During summer 2011 many larvae found on the trees also.
Chrysolina polita
Chrysolina staphylaea
Chrysomela aenea
Green Tiger Beetle - Cicindela campestris
Figwort Weevil - Cionus scrophulariae
Cleonis pigra
Wasp Beetle - Clytus arietis
This beetle lives mainly on pollen. Its larvae live and feed on rotten wood. This one was found by the Eco Club children. It does a very good impression of a wasp but is actually harmless.
Coccidula rufa
Hieroglyphic Ladybird - Coccinella hieroglyphica
This ladybird likes the litter under Heather. It is widespread but local and is declining in numbers.
7-spot Ladybird - Coccinella septempunctata
Both the adult and the larva are voracious feeders of aphids.
There were many 7-spot Ladybirds seen on the reserve during late summer in 2010.