Scarlet Lily Beetle
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Scarlet Lily Beetle by Alan Hunt as part of the Geograph project.
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Scarlet Lily Beetle
Image: © Alan Hunt Taken: 9 Aug 2015
A Scarlet Lily Beetle (Lilioceris lilii) doing what it does best, namely destroying perfectly good garden lilies! The Lily Beetle is similar in appearance to the black-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa coccinea) but is smaller with the elytra being shinier, more rounded and covered in small dimples.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.32247
Longitude
-0.639642