Volinus sticticus (Panzer, 1798) ..... Formerly Aphodius sticticus
Volinus sticticus is a small dung beetle, measuring around 4.5 - 5.0mm in length. The only occasions we have found this species was in May 2013 and 2016, at Clipstone Old Quarter where it was found in horse dung with a range of other similar species. Common and can be found in numbers where it occurs.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Volinus sticticus
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated January 2022

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