Glischrochilus quadriguttatus
The dark elytra have large pale straw coloured markings.
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Well wooded areas, sometimes found at sap runs or under bark.
Can be encountered in most months of the year.
Widespread but local in England and Wales.
Infrequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Annie Smith
Charnwood Lodge NR
11 April 2017
found on sap run
Annie Smith
Charnwood Lodge NR
11 April 2017
found on sap run
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Nitidulidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 11/04/2017 (Smith, Ann)
- Last record:
- 11/04/2017 (Smith, Ann)
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