What is this little critter?

[Square Leg]

Just landed on the table, never seen one before...

[dudleybloke]

The back legs look like an aquatic species and looks similar to a great diving beetle.

[Square Leg]

Thanks, certainly looks like one.
I’ve put him in a pile of old damp logs we have in a corner of the garden.

[dudleybloke]

It might have thought that the glass surface was water and had an unexpected hard landing.

[SAB888]

It looks very much like a Colorado potato beetle.

[Square Leg]

SAB888 said:

It looks very much like a Colorado potato beetle.

Notifiable pest?
Looks slightly different though.

https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/assets/fact...

[dudleybloke]

SAB888 said:

It looks very much like a Colorado potato beetle.

Was my first thought but the colours are wrong and the back legs are definitely aquatic.

Remember the public information cartoon about them?

https://youtu.be/K1xLOjkZttA

[SAB888]

Square Leg said:

SAB888 said:

It looks very much like a Colorado potato beetle.

Notifiable pest?
Looks slightly different though.

https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/assets/fact...

Yes apparently. Google images brings plenty up that look very similar. Images of a Great diving beetle look different in that not many pics have the stripes.

[SAB888]

dudleybloke said:

SAB888 said:

It looks very much like a Colorado potato beetle.

Was my first thought but the colours are wrong and the back legs are definitely aquatic.

Remember the public information cartoon about them?

https://youtu.be/K1xLOjkZttA

No, I can't remember that ad!