Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula)

I have posted another photograph of this Beetle but wanted to show it at a different angle, I am almost convinced it is a Tansy Beetle even though reading around the subject it would appear they are peculiar to Yorkshire, UK. I would like to stretch my neck out a little further and say may be they are not as specific to one area in the UK as reports have suggested.
-- See comments below: It's Gastrophysa viridula --

comments (4)

Joost Thissen

Lion

Very nice photo and color. Posted 12 years ago
1. Bridget Charity Rendall
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  Thank you Joost
  Posted 12 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Definitely a great macro, Bridget, and interesting discussion on its determination. Promoted. Posted 12 years ago

Pudding4brains

Lion

Just looking at some Chrysomelinae on JD and I have to disappoint but this is not Chrysolina graminis, nor another Chrysolina for that matter. It is the very common Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle). Ch. graminis is more than twice the size (measured in volume ;o) - I think we may well already have some graminis on JD currently under different names (difficult to ID from photo) but these are quite recognizably not (narrow habitus, rough puntuation and spined apex of tibia). I'll upload some graminis for reference next. I'll take the liberty to change the ID here :o)
P.S. My internet was down for a while, but here it is:

Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago