Taking the dogs for a walk yesterday morning, May 4th, I came across a very unusual clover. There were several patches of it growing on the barish soil at the bottom of Redgate Hill. I had not seen this clover before but identified it as Subterranean Clover
Trifolium subterraneum. It gets its name from the ripe fruiting heads which have the unique habit of burrowing into the ground (also known as Burrowing Clover).
Subterranean Clover
Crawling among the clover was a small pale green ground beetle. Any suggestions welcome!
Back home in the garden I came across a red beetle which I believe to be a Lily Beetle
Lilioceris lilii, apparently a major pest!
Lily Beetle
Hello, your pale green ground beetle is actually a weevil (Curculionidae). More specifically it is a broad-nosed weevil (Entiminae) of the genus Phylobius. I'm not sure which species it is.
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