Chrysomela populi

“What’s that huge red ladybird?” I hear you ask. In actual fact it’s the Poplar Leaf Beetle and not a ladybird at all. We came across several of these British leaf beetles last week on Creeping Willow (Salix repens) at … Read More

Common name: Poplar Leaf Beetle or Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Latin name: Chrysomela populi Family: Leaf Beetles (Coleoptera >> Chrysomelidae) Seen: April to October Date: 26 June Location: Braunton Burrows, Devon