Mint Beetle - Chrysolina herbacea

[ladylouise62]

I'm sticking with the 'mint' theme

As the name suggests, it likes mint, with its favourite being Water Mint - Mentha aquatica. This is probably Water Mint - looks like it and is near a river, although not in the margins as it would normally be found. It sure smells like it's related, though



(taken at Moor Copse Nature Reserve)

[rolf]

Well done Louise, I only got his backside. They are an amazing colour.

[ladylouise62]

Well, that makes up for the fact that you got a much better shot than I did of the Banded Demoiselle - although I'm sticking to the excuse that you had a better lens

[rolf]

Here's my backside picture.

[ladylouise62]

Yeh, like we want to see your backside....