Months sighted in garden
Flea beetle
Altica sp.
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Coleoptera
Tiny (3 mm) beetle with long unclubbed antennae and deep metallic blue colouration. Elytra lightly and irregularly dimpled (not in rows). Species identification requires dissection. Seen on guelder rose leaf.