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Celery Leaf Beetle Phaedon tumidulus

Apparently the commonest member of the genus here.


This was in a pitfall trap (in propylene glycol, so no live photos) set along a beetle bank in an area with lots of umbellifers (including Hogweed and Hemlock).

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Celery Leaf Beetle Phaedon tumidulus showing metasternum, pronotal disc and pronotal fore margin, Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 29th to 31st March 2024