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One of a number of very similar small beetles, Dasytes plumbeus
is an uncommon species in Nottinghamshire and there may well be an
element of under-recording making this beetle appear less common than it
actually is. Usually found on flowers, particularly those of Umbellifers
and Bramble and found along flower rich field edges and woodland rides
etc. The photograph below right, shows the difference in size between
this species and the much larger Paracorymbia fulva,
photographed at Bleasby in early July 2023. |
