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Bug ID please, is this a type of pollen beetle?

NollieNollie Posts: 7,061
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I do get the usual type of pollen beetles on roses, but these are a little bigger, pointy-tailed and rather evil looking! In saying that, they don’t appear to be doing any damage to leaves or buds, just munching pollen. Any ideas please?

Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.

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  • pansyfacepansyface Posts: 21,924
    Possibly a tumbling flower beetle

    https://www.coleoptera.org.uk/family/mordellidae

    This is a fantastic website with more information about beetles than most people will ever need.
    Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
    If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,061
    Brilliant, thanks @pansyface, what an excellent site. They do indeed jump and tumble about like inept acrobats when disturbed. They are a mild visual irritant that spoil the look of pale roses, but I can live with that. Just have to remember to shake before I sniff! Not that snorting beetles is a crime but an activity I would rather avoid nonetheless 😊 
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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