Bath Wildlife Sightings
Agelastica alni (Alder Leaf-beetle), Bennetts Lane, Bath, ST7566
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Species
Evidence
Quantity
Abundant
Locality
Bennetts Lane, Bath
Habitat
Hawthorn hedge on edge of green
Environmental Conditions
Grid Reference
ST753660
Other Information
Feeding on leaves of hawthorn next to an Italian Alder not yet in leaf. First local record of this recently arrived beetle feeding on a tree other than Alder. The example in the close-up has a lump on one wing-case, probably evidence of a parasite.
Recorded by
Rob Randall
Identified by
Rob Randall
