Wednesday, 6 May 2009

I've seen lots of oil beetles on the coast between St Justinians' and Porth Taflod this year. I'd assumed from the bright blue-purple colour that they were Meloe violaceous, but are they? The NBN map doesn't show them in Pembrokeshire, but does show some records of M proscarabaeus. How do I identify them? I have some photos.

Annie