Oil Beetle
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Oil Beetle by Marika Reinholds as part of the Geograph project.
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Oil Beetle
Image: © Marika Reinholds Taken: 6 Apr 2020
The scarce oil beetle, spotted on the road in Crowcombe Heathfield. See link for more information about this iridescent creature https://www.buglife.org.uk/projects/oil-beetle.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.10184
Longitude
-3.234225