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church. After his death the Thick-legged flower beetle
building was replaced by
more modest slabs. It is hard The thick-legged flower beetle is a
enough to maintain a grave stunning emerald, green beetle,
let alone a Mausoleum. less than a centimetre long. The
males have swollen legs, giving
Our June meeting will be a t h e m t h e i r u n mi s t a k a b l e
complete contrast as we appearance. The beetles are
meet on the 80 anniversary quite common and favour the
th
of the D Day invasion and it is open structured flowers such as
thought we should have a dandelions and ox-eye daisies.
special tea to mark the Their diet is made up of pollen from such flowers, and they are typical of
occasion We will decorate meadows, so it is lovely to see this species doing so well in a newly created
the hall with flags and have haven.
a band called “Music craft”
who will sing some Glenn Cinnabar moth
Miller classics and other old war time favourites. We will also have a look back at
the time when our village was at War and the Americans were here. When it comes to moths, they don’t get more
striking than the gorgeous black and red Cinnabar
If anyone has any documents items and memories of that time please bring them moth. Both the adults and the caterpillars feature
along we will be having a small exhibition about life in the 2 world war. There is aposematic colouration: bright colours to warn
nd
not a great deal of information. We forget how after five years of war people, predators that they are often unpalatable. The
were so hard pressed they did not keep many mementoes and it was a much as caterpillars feed on ragwort and are stripy black
most people could do to just get by with rationing no television black outs etc.. and yellow. I suspect we will see a lot of these in the
Hopefully we will manage a non rationing tea but useful to remember how short upcoming months.
food was at that time.

Please be at the Scout hut at 2.30 p.m for entertainment and Tea. This will be a Fleabane tortoise beetle
nostalgic and fun afternoon.
At first glance, you would be
forgiven for mistaking this beetle
for a ladybird. They are a rusty
red colour with black markings
Quality Tax and down their back. The adults
KingsBere Accounting feed on the leaves of fleabane,
a lovely plant with buttery
yellow flowers. Since fleabane
Accountants For professional advice, dealing with all favours wetter ground, it is no
surprise that we are seeing a lot
aspects of accounts and tax
of fleabane across the site and
in turn an increasing number of fleabane tortoise beetles.
Day and evening appointments available

Painted lady
Phone Debbie Scott FCCA, ATII on 01258 830304 The painted lady is a migratory butterfly which arrives in the UK in May from the
desert fringes of Africa and Asia. Some years, such as in 2022, we see a larger
office@kingsbere.co.uk

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