Beetle ID?

[rob-nikon]

Can anyone this beetle? It was taken on my phone in the south west Lake District this morning.

Google seems to say male cedar beetle but says found in North America so I’m a bit unsure if that’s right.

 

[Box Brownie]

It reminds me of a Cockchafer.....but very much from an old memory of seeing one yonks ago.

HTH

 

[rob-nikon]

It reminds me of a Cockchafer.....but very much from an old memory of seeing one yonks ago.

HTH

Thanks for that. I think you could be right.

Cockchafer Beetle (Melolontha melolontha) - Woodland Trust

Find out all about the big and bulky cockchafer beetle, from where it lives to what it eats.

www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

I did go back and get my camera so will post the images if they’ve come out ok. It was that one time I’d have liked a macro lens!

 

[rob-nikon]

By no means the best images.


Cock Chafer Beetle 1 by -Rob - Nikon-

Cock Chafer Beetle 2 by -Rob - Nikon-