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Lino expert wrote:

On 10 June, 18:35, wrote:
I found this (dead) beetle the other day at work,

http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.c...eetle1.jpghttp
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No one at work can identify it as yet, can anyone here perhaps
help with identification? just for curiosity really.

Looks like a May bug.


I've googled for "May Bug" (now I know what to look for) and found
some info here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockchaferinfo and it
is indeed a May Bug.

Thanks very much, I can now tell them as work what it is called.

Stephen.


Ah I was going toi say 'cockchafer' but then everybody started saying
May Bug.

We used to call em JUNE bugs..

Hmm.