Raspberry beetle - Byturus tomentosus

Doode Bemde, May2013.
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Christine Young

Lion

Must be a delicious flower. Posted 3 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  They are called raspberry beetles I imagine because they like the flowers from raspberry bushes but I must say I also see them piling up quite often on Ranunculus so yes, it makes me wonder about these flowers flavor as well :-D Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    It reminds me when I was a kid and I rubbed buttercups all over my face and arms to try to convince my Mom that I had yellow fever and thus couldn't go to school. Luckily, I didn't get dermatitis from the flowers because they are poisonous and can cause skin reactions. Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Patomarazul
      
      Lion
      
      Haha! and me when I was a child I had duckies and we went to the garden together and we found these plants, Oxalis pes-caprae, which in the local dialect are called <agret> because their stem tastes nice, a bit vinegary. So my ducks ate the flower and I ate the stem :-D Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        How cool that you had ducks! Posted 3 years ago
      2. Patomarazul
        
        Lion
        
        I had them only temporarily because my house and garden were too small so when they grew up we gave them to friends who had a bigger house and land for the ducks :-) Posted 3 years ago

The Raspberry beetle

The raspberry beetle is a species of beetles in the fruitworm family Byturidae. It is a major pest that is widespread in north-central Europe, affecting raspberry, blackberry and loganberry plants. This species is related to the raspberry fruitworm which is native to North America.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Patomarazul