Scarab Beetle Recording Scheme organised by @BlattaMann & @Ceri_Watkins.
Joined March 2020
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1 Apr 2020
Any scarab records very gratefully recieved for the National Scarab Beetle Recording Scheme. Please submit via @iRecordWildlife to help map and conserve them
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British Scarabs retweeted
7 Jun 2020
Splendid Earth Boring Beetle from #Kansas #worldcoleopteraweekend
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7 Jun 2020
To celebrate #worldcoleopteraweekend here's the two most recent additions to the #BritishScarabs list.
Both established introductions - Checkered chafer (Valgus hemipterus) & Striped Summer Chafer (Rhizotrogus aestivus)
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7 Jun 2020
Looks like the woodland dor beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus.
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British Scarabs retweeted
This is how dung beetles emerge on a well stocked farm that uses very few wormers. Any parasites laid in this pat wouldn't stand a chance. This is Ireland yesterday.
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7 Jun 2020
Labarrus lividus is out & about now, so why not find a manure heap & sieve, fun for all the family.
#ScarabSkills
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18 May 2020
Hello scarab followers. Just to let you know that we will be quiet for the next couple of days - Ceri heading to hospital for an op. Keep the records & questions coming though. We will answer as soon as possible.
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British Scarabs retweeted
15 May 2020
Listening to "ReGenAg Chat 3: Building soils with Mike Powley and the Brewster brothers" at buzzsprout.com/1050379/37697โฆ
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British Scarabs retweeted
11 May 2020
This is Cetonia aurata, the rose chafer (goldglรคnzender Rosenkรคfer)! This beetle is a protected species in Germany, and their larvae are important detritivores. They are out flying this time of year to mate.
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14 May 2020
Spot on with the ID. There have been a couple of records so far, just starting to emerge. If you could submit to @iRecordWildlife that would be brilliant.
12 May 2020
Yes, I would say this is a Garden chafer, P. horticola. I haven't seen one yet but they should be just showing. Can't see all features, but it is nice and hairy.
British Scarabs retweeted
14 May 2020
Pine chafer - Polyphylla fullo - taking off after a spell in a moth trap. Very rarely seen in the UK, I think the last sighting was in Rutland in 2014. Camargue June 2019. #NaturePhotography @bernoid @Britnatureguide
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14 May 2020
That excited expression of wonderment just about sums it up for many of us. If we are lucky we get to make that face at least once a month!
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10 May 2020
This marvellous Maybug flew into the office to say hello to Ranger Kate earlier this week!
You'll most likely spot this type of beetle, also known as a Cockchafer or Doodlebug, in areas such as parks, gardens, grassland, and woodland, as they search for a mate this month.
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10 May 2020
If you spot one please record your sighting on @iRecordWildlife
7 May 2020
Check out the beautiful colours of this Rose chafer seen today in the #garden #Bristol. Keep your eyes peeled for them this weekend in the #sunshine #betterwithnature @BritishBugs @citnatchallenge @FestofNature @inaturalist
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10 May 2020
It's May & Maybugs abound. Thanks to all those who have submitted their sightings to @iRecordWildlife we have a much better map of their distribution patterns. The cockchafer verified dataset on @iRecordWildlife is nearly as large as the @NBNAtlas. Great job recorders!
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9 May 2020
Acrossus luridus has many colour forms including all black. Here's how to distinguish the black form from Acrossus depressus #ScarabSkills
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9 May 2020
These lads are the unfortunately named Cockchafer beetle or Maybug & there are going to be LOADS of them about over the next few weeks for their breeding season.
They are one of our bigger beetle species and are often mistaken for cockroaches... BUT they are native & harmless.
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