Epuraea aestiva (Linnaeus, 1758)
A very small beetle, but one of many similar brown species which are difficult to identify and certainly not possible from photographs. Epuraea aestiva is a beetle we have only found once, when we came across at least ten on the white flowers of White Dead-nettle and Garlic Mustard at a maturing wildlife garden in New Ollerton in late April 2014.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Epuraea aestiva
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. M L Denton (2002 Sherwood Forest Coleoptera survey). Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register 2006. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Andy Godfrey (2006 Sherwood Heath SSSI invertebrate survey). NBGRC. Natural England - Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI & Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI, Nottinghamshire Saproxylic invertebrate survey, Natural England Field Unit, April-October 2018.

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Updated January 2024

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