Agriotes sputator
Considering that Agriotes sputator is a common Click Beetle and often a pest species of agricultural crops, it was surprising to find that this seems to be the first record for Sherwood Forest NNR. It was found on Budby South Forest in April 2009 and is a typically early species to appear. We found a second on Budby soon after the first and also recorded it from underneath a stone on Warsop Main Pit Top during the same month. Length 9mm.
     
 
 
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