Months sighted in garden
Water scavenger beetle
Helophorus ?grandis
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Coleoptera
Robust brown water beetle 6-7 mm in length, with longitudinal wavey grooves on thorax. Elytra with rows of pits and scattered darker spots. Size suggests grandis rather than the smaller aequalis, but microscopic examination required to confirm. Swimming in pond.