Malthinus balteatus
Size 3 to 4mm. The greyish brown elytra bear a pair of yellow spots. Other members of this family look very similar and care is needed with identification.
Detailed examination of the specimen is needed to identify the species (a photograph alone is not normally sufficient because key features are too small or hidden) and/or there are one or more similar species and confusion is common.
Favours damp, broad-leaved woodland.
Late spring to early July.
Widespread in Britain from The Wash southwards.
Occasional in Leicestershire & Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - beetle (Coleoptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Cantharidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 22/06/2022 (Sexton, Timothy)
- Last record:
- 22/06/2022 (Sexton, Timothy)
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