Megalocoleus molliculus
Length 4.5 mm. There are two species in this genus, both of which are fairly distinctive. The tibial spines are wider than the tibial width and the apical segment of the tarsi is dark. Megalocoleus molliculus is pale blue-green in colour, mottled with grey. The upper surface is covered in fine brown hairs.
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Found in a variety of grassland habitats, feeding on Yarrow.
Adult: July to September.
A common and widespread species throughout the UK.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
AJ Cann
Holwell Reserves
07 July 2023
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
18 July 2022
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
18 July 2022
sue
Loughborough, grassland S of Dishley Pool
31 July 2023
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
28 June 2023
leg
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
28 June 2023
aedeagus
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- 18/07/2022 (Higgott, Mike)
- Last record:
- 29/07/2024 (Higgott, Mike)
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Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
07 July 2023
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Thornton Meadows
23 July 2023
