Rugilus orbiculatus
Length about 5 mm. This is a dark brown rove beetle with yellow/orange legs.
Found in dung heaps, grass cuttings, flood refuse etc.
All year round
Although widespread in Britain this species seems to be most frequently recorded in central and eastern England.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 64 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
Mark Skevington
Jubilee Park, Enderby
18 February 2021
Graham Calow
Sapcote
10 April 2013
specimen examined
Mark Skevington
Jubilee Park, Enderby
18 February 2021
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Staphylinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 01/06/1996 (Derek Lott)
- Last record:
- 10/03/2022 (Cooper, Barbara)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote
10 April 2013
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote
28 March 2013
specimen examined
