Dalopius marginatus

Size 6 to 8 mm. Elytra predominantly a dark orangey brown colour with a darker chestnut brown coloured stripe running down the centre, wider at the anterior and narrowing towards the posterior. Pits form rows down the length of the elytra. The pronotum and head are dark brown with lighter orange angles and edge. A sparse covering of hairs are visible. The legs are orange. The antennae are dark brown and very long, extending a way beyond the posterior edge of the pronotum.

Forests, woodland and woodland edge.

Best from May to July.

The larva feeds on both plant roots and insect larvae.

Common and well distributed throughout England and Wales, scarcer, but widespread in Scotland.

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 62 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.