Agrilus laticornis
Length 4.5 to 6 mm, often with a rather bronzy sheen.
Oak woodland or other areas where oak is found.
Peak period is June to August.
The larvae burrow through the bark of dead trunks and branches of Oak.
Widespread in the southern half of Britain.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were approximately 24 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
sue
Loughborough, Jubilee Wood, western corner opposite Buck Hill
23 August 2023
Photo: G Finch
Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
15 July 2016
specimen examined
sue
Loughborough, Jubilee Wood, western corner opposite Buck Hill
23 August 2023
Photo: G Finch. Prosternal process widening medially
sue
Loughborough, Jubilee Wood, western corner opposite Buck Hill
23 August 2023
Photo: G Finch. Notched apical sternite
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - beetle (Coleoptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Buprestidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 15/07/2016 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 23/08/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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