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Chrysomelidae	Leaf Beetle Lily Beetle Leaf  Beetle	Cryptocephalus spp. Lilioceris lilii Galeruca tanaceti
Curculionidae	Weevil	Phyllobius
Coccinellidae	24 Spot Ladybird Orange Ladybird Kidney-Spot Ladybird 7 Spot Ladybird 14 spot Ladybird 22 Spot Ladybird	Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Halyzia sedecimguttata Chilocorus renipustulatus Coccinella 7-puncta Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Psyllobora 22-punctata
Geotrupidae	Dor Beetle	Geotrupes stercorarius
Carabidae	Ground Beetle	Pterostichus madidus
Scarabaeidae	Summer Chafer	Amphimallon solstitialis
Lucanidae	Stag Beetle | shell | inverted	Lucanus cervus
Oedemeridae	Thick Legged Flower Beetle	Oedemera nobilis
Cantharidae	Soldier Beetle	Rhagonycha fulva
Lagriidae	Lagrid Beetle	Lagria hirta

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	Galeruca tanaceti Leaf Beetle (probably) 1.11.2005 Lancing Ring, close to edge of dewpond. Gravid female https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/galeruca-tanaceti ID provided by JJW
	Bioimages link
	Lagria hirta 3.7.2005 Garden -  Holly  https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/lagriinae
	Google Image links ID by Darren J. Mann Curatorial Officer Hope Entomological Collections Oxford University Museum of Natural History
	Cryptocephalus spp. (aureolus / hypochaeridis) Mill Hill, Shoreham 15.5.2005 https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/cryptocephalus-hypochaeridis ID Max Barclay :m.barclay@nhm.ac.uk
	Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle 21.6.2005 Back Garden https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/lilioceris-lillii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_lily_beetle
	Phyllobius sp. Weevil McIntyres Field, Lancing Ring 5.5.2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllobius https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/phyllobius-pomaceus
	Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 24 Spot Ladybird McIntyres Field, Lancing Ring 5.5.2005 https://www.coleoptera.org.uk/
	Halyzia sedecimguttata Orange Ladybird Mash Barn Lane 24.4.2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halyzia_sedecimguttata Link to Bioimages
	Notes: camera unable to focus
	Scientific:Chilocorus renipustulatus English: Kidney-Spot Ladybird https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/chilocorus-renipustulatus
	Notes:recorded 12.4.04 where : garden links: David Element https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/chilocorus-renipustulatus
	Coccinella 7-punctata  7 spot ladybird Length: 6 mm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinella_septempunctata
	Seven Spot Ladybird Lancing Manor Allotments 25.3.2005
	Coccinella 7-punctata 7 Spot Ladybird Mash Barn Lane 7.5.2005
	This beetles's wing was trapped in this position.
	Coccinella 7-punctata 7 Spot Ladybird Mash Barn Lane
	Harlequin Ladybird Larva 07.07.23
	14 spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata size : about 3-4 mm recorded: 1.7.04 Site : in House Link to Micro images https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/propylea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylea_quatuordecimpunctata
	Scientific:Psyllobora 22-punctata Common: 22 Spot Ladybird size: about 4 mm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyllobora_vigintiduopunctata
	Psyllobora 22-punctata 22 Spot Ladybird Close up of Head
	Psyllobora 22-punctata   22 Spot Ladybird 17.07.2023
	Psyllobora 22-punctata   22 Spot Ladybird 22.08.2023
	Geotrupes stercorarius Common Dor Beetle Link to UK Safari https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/geotrupes-stercorarius
	Pterostichus madidus Ground Beetle recorded: 18.6.04 Site : Lancing Ring https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/pterostichus-madidus
	Notes: "Certainly looks like P.madidus. It has the rounded pronotal angles that near relatives, like melanarius, don’t have. " ID by Don Stenhouse on beetles-britishisles@yahoogroups.com
	View from above
	Amphimallon solstitialis  Summer Chafer 26.6.2005 Garden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphimallon_solstitiale
	Amphimallon solstitialis  Summer Chafer
	Notes: ID confirmed by Dr Gerald Legg Booth Museum Natural History This specimen is apparently an old and rather battered example.
	Lucanus cervus Stag Beetle ( Female) 13.7.2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucanus_cervus
	Lucanus cervus Stag Beetle ( Female) 13.7.2005
	:Lucanus cervus  Stag Beetle ( Female) Link to Sussex Biodiversity
	Lucanus cervus Stag Beetle recorded : 14.6.04 Notes: Shell of female that has been predated. The abdomen has been eaten, it is probably the work of Magpies see Maria Fremlin's Stag Beetle Web site
	Lucanus cervus underside Probably eaten by a Magpie
	Oedemera nobilis Thick Legged Flower Beetle Recorded: 18.6.04 Site:Garden https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/oedemera-nobilis ID confirmed by Maxwell Barclay "That's a female thick legged flower beetle, Oedemera nobilis Oedemeridae. They are not uncommon in grassy flowery places in the South".
	Link: Male of O.nobilis
	Oedemera nobilis Thick Legged Flower Beetle Male recorded: 24.6.05 Front garden, Home
	Oedemera nobilis Thick Legged Flower Beetle Male recorded:22.6.04 site: Malthouse Meadow, Sompting Link: Beetle on Thistle
	Oedemera nobilis Thick Legged Flower Beetle 18.06.23 Garden
	Rhagonycha fulva Common red soldier beetle 5.7.2005 Malthouse Meadow, Sompting
	Rhagonycha fulva Common red soldier beetle recorded 22.6.04 site: Malthouse Meadow, Sompting. Note: Beetle is climbing on Cirsium arvense

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