Mysterious beetle...

[andyoxon]

in Sennen Cove.  Any ideas what it is?  It really tried hard to get on the flower, fascinating to watch.  The place was also covered with butterflies.









In case anyone's interested... taken with Panasonic LX3, 100% crop

[Moloko]

That's a cockchafer.  Yes, really!

[Clare]

Also known as a Maybug, they are really clumsy, we had one in the bedroom once, it kept flying into the wardrobe and never thought to change direction.


Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrthud.Burrrrrrrrrrrthud.Burrrrrrrrrrrrthud. Non stop until we evicted it.

[Moloko]

Oh, and it's a lady one as the antennae are tiny.

[andyoxon]

Well done.  

Dug this out... Cockchafer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Melolontha melolontha.  Member of the Scarab family...

[andyoxon]

BTW what are the flowers? They were attracting hundreds of butterflies... again unknown to me.   

e.g.

[border-rider]

Looks like an Aster of some sort

On the Brevet Cymru a few years ago I was besieged by Maybugs just after dusk on the road from Llandovery to Brecon. They don't half hurt when the hit your face.

[andyoxon]

Asters, ah yes.  Is the butterfly an American Painted Lady - Vanessa virginiensis UK Butterflies - all (strange website re image display - will try and find another) listed as a rare migrant.  but might fit with Land's End location?

Looks like an Aster of some sort

On the Brevet Cymru a few years ago I was besieged by Maybugs just after dusk on the road from Llandovery to Brecon. They don't half hurt when the hit your face.

[Moloko]

Yep, that's a painted lady.

[andyoxon]

Looks a bit different here.


      Vanessa virginiensis -
      Cockayne Collection
   

[Moloko]

That's not our native one. It's a Yank, a Mary queen.

[andyoxon]

OK yes, this is it... Painted Lady  Vanessa cardui
UK Butterflies - Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui  

That's not our native one. It's a Yank, a Mary queen.

[Glosbiker]

I was once hit by one of these things in the eye whilst cycling!

Needless to say I crashed.

The cockchafer was unscathed unlike me or the ancient Phillips all steel three speeder I was riding!

[toekneep]

The stuff in the background is grass. Hope that helps.

[tiermat]

I personally found none of them mysterious, odd maybe, close to fruitcakes possibly but never odd...

As that one is still alive it couldn't possibly be John or George so it must be Paul or Ringo....  Was it reading Thomas the tank engine stories?

[andyoxon]

S'funny you know, because although I couldn't be sure, I could have sworn it was trying to communicate with me... 

I personally found none of them mysterious, odd maybe, close to fruitcakes possibly but never odd...

As that one is still alive it couldn't possibly be John or George so it must be Paul or Ringo....  Was it reading Thomas the tank engine stories?