Small beetle

[Paul Iddon]

Found this little brown beetle today - I think it is Notiophilus sp.

Paul.

 

[Norkie]

I very much like the fourth image Paul

 

[G.K.Jnr.]

Very nice set of macro/close up captures Paul, with #4 & #5 being my fav's.

 

[Paul Iddon]

Thanks Jak & George.

Paul.

 

[Graham]

Very nice find Paul, looks like a Tiger beetle to me but.........

 

[Paul Iddon]

Cheers Graham.

I thought we only had green tiger beetles here, couldn't find any other colour in a search. My UK beetle app suggested the ID.

Paul.

 

[Graham]

Cheers Graham.

I thought we only had green tiger beetles here, couldn't find any other colour in a search. My UK beetle app suggested the ID.

Paul.

The heath tiger beetle - The Wildlife Trusts​

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org
and a section of the words
"Of Britain's five tiger beetles, only the green tiger beetle is common"

Still a lovely find whatever it is.

 

[Paul Iddon]

Neat. If it is one it's one of them other four, lol...

Paul

 

[Cobra]

Great close-ups as always Paul

 

[Paul Iddon]

Cheers Chris

Paul.

 

[Adrian Jones]

Great find and superb images, think it's prossibly Notiophilus biguttatus, a predator of springtails and other small invertibrates.

 

[Paul Iddon]

Great find and superb images, think it's prossibly Notiophilus biguttatus, a predator of springtails and other small invertibrates.

Cheers Adrian, I suspected as much. There are plenty of springtails near where the beetle was.

Paul.

 

[Gav.]

Nice set, Paul

 

[Paul Iddon]

Nice set, Paul

Thanks Gav m8.

Paul.

 

[cruso]

Fantastic Paul

 

[Paul Iddon]

Fantastic Paul

Thank you kindly Kevin.

Paul

 

[Pitter]

A face only the mother could love. Very interesting.

 

[PatrickO]

Excellent images. Good to see the context as well as the close up

 

[Paul Iddon]

Excellent images. Good to see the context as well as the close up

Thanks Patrick.

Paul.