Axinotarsus marginalis
A small beetle with a pronotum with dark central stripe and brownish-orange sides. The tip of the elytra is also brownish-orange. Antennae reddish in males and almost black in females; males can have dark brown tibiae, but females are nearly always black. The tarsi are black.
A pulicarius is similar, but rare (not present in VC55) and with records from the southern half on Britain
Good photo from field or specimen
New to VC55 in 2014; since then there have been several records and it is becoming more widespread.
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
08 June 2025
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
08 June 2025
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - beetle (Coleoptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Melyridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 19/07/2020 (Nightingale, Kate)
- Last record:
- 17/06/2025 (Timms, Sue)
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