Beetles

A selection of some of the most common beetles to be found in the UK

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Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus	Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis	Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha	Darkling Beetle Lagria hirta	Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula	Longhorn Beetle Rutpela maculata	Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus	Soldier Beetle Cantharis rustica	Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus

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