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British Wildlife Quiz - 34 (Some of the larger British Beetles)

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Test your knowledge. The common and scientific names are after the photos. How many can you identify correctly? 
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The answers to Quiz 34 are below






Photo one - Bloody-nosed Beetle - Timarcha tenebricosa​​
Photo two - Cardinal Beetle - Pyrochroa serraticornis​
Photo three - ​Green Tiger Beetle - Cicindela campestris​​
Photo four - Sexton Beetle​ - Nicrophorus investigator
Photo five - Spotted Longhorn - Strangalia maculata
Photo six - ​Violet Ground Beetle - Carabus violaceus (Hoping my ID is correct on this one)
Photo seven - ​Black Sexton Beetle - Nicrophorus humator ​
​Photo eight - ​Red Longhorn Beetle - Leptura rubra
Photo nine - Lesser Stag Beetle - Dorcus parallelipipedus​
Photo ten - ​Wasp Beetle - Clytus arietis
Photo eleven - ​Devil's Coach-horse - Ocypus olens
Photo twelve - Cockchafer - Melolontha melolontha​


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