by Peter Rowland | Thursday, February 24, 2022
Black Lawn Beetle Adult Larvae Scientific Name: Heteronychus arator Size: Total Length 15mm What does it look like? The adult Black Lawn Beetle, or African Black Beetle, is a shiny black, rounded beetle. The larvae are pale and soft-bodied with a brown sclerotized...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, February 26, 2022
Red-shouldered Lycid Scientific Name: Trichalus ampliatus Size: Total Length 20mm What does it look like? Elongated black beetle with brick-red elytra, red ‘shoulders’ on sides of pronotum, thick black legs and antennae, and longitudinal ridges on soft elytra. Where...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Common Methana Scientific Name: Methana marginalis Size: Total Length 25-30mm What does it look like? The Common Methana is typically dark brown to reddish-brown, with conspicuous broad cream edges along the edges of the body, wings (adult) and extending to the front...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Transverse Ladybird Scientific Name: Coccinella transversalis Size: Total Length 4-6 mm What does it look like? The Transverse Ladybird adult is red or orange and black. Elytra dome shaped with black elongated patches evenly distributed. Larvae greyish-brown with...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Steelblue Ladybird Scientific Name: Halmus chalybeus Size: Total Length 3-4 mm What does it look like? Adult head, prothorax and elytra shiny dark metallic bluish to greenish, with front of the head and front corners of prothorax yellowish brown in males. Head small...
