Ablattaria laevigata
Distinguished from some similar species by the absence of raised longitudinal lines on the elytra.
Various habitats – wherever food sources occur.
Most often encountered in the warmer months of the year.
As well as taking carrion it is a predator of snails.
Often coastal but found locally inland though usually in the southern half of Britain.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were only 2 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
Mark Skevington
Ketton Quarry
07 May 2018
Mark Skevington
Ketton Quarry
07 May 2018
Mark Skevington
Ketton Quarry
07 May 2018
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Silphidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 07/05/2018 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 07/05/2024 (Dejardin, Andrew)
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Andy's Rutland
Empingham garden
07 May 2024
Andy's Rutland
Empingham garden
07 May 2024
Andy's Rutland
Empingham garden
07 May 2024
