Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea
With the exception of one that was netted in flight nearby, all of the following were taken from the same few Broom bushes.
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Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea, North Elmham railway (below Cathedral Meadows) (Norfolk, UK), 18th April 2019
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Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea, North Elmham railway (below Cathedral Meadows) (Norfolk, UK), 17th April 2021
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Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea, North Elmham railway (below Cathedral Meadows) (Norfolk, UK), 18th July 2018
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Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea, North Elmham railway (below Cathedral Meadows) (Norfolk, UK), 18th June 2018
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Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea, North Elmham railway (below Cathedral Meadows) (Norfolk, UK), 24th August 2020
When I came to examine the above specimen three weeks later it looked quite different - darker, redder and with stronger dark lines on its pronotum. I assume it was teneral when I collected it?
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same Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea, North Elmham railway (below Cathedral Meadows) (Norfolk, UK), collected on 24th August 2020, photographed (dead) on 13th September 2020