Hapalaraea pygmaea
A small (2.2 to 3.0 mm) rove beetle which is orange-brown or red in colour.
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May be beaten from Hawthorn or other bushes, also from fungus, tree cavities and birds’ nests.
May be beaten from Hawthorn or other bushes, also from fungus, tree cavities and birds’ nests.
Peak seems to be May and June but has been recorded as late as September.
Widespread in the southern half of Britain but occasional and rather local.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Sharnford, Fosse Meadows
14 May 2020
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sharnford, Fosse Meadows
14 May 2020
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sharnford, Fosse Meadows
14 May 2020
specimen examined
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Staphylinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 14/05/2020 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 14/05/2020 (Calow, Graham)
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