Tansy Beetle

Once widespread in the UK, the Tansy Beetle is sadly declining and is now severely restricted. It is threatened due to habitat loss in suitable wetland and food plants, including the tansy plant in which it get's its name. Until 2014, the last remaining UK population was thought to be on the River Ouse in York. It has now been rediscovered in the East Anglia fens. These images are from York, close to home...