| Possibly the
rarest of the Cassida beetles in
Nottinghamshire, this Cassida vibex was actually
found during one of several minibeast hunts held for
primary school children at Berry Hill Park in Mansfield
on 29/05/12. It looks like this consitutes the third
Nottinghamshire record, following one at Sneinton railway
line in 1991 (Jenkins,
P.) and a second taken
at Shelford on 09/05/12 (Dutton, A.) Cassida vibex is usually found on
Thistles and Knapweeds, but this one was actually located
on a Dock leaf, in an area of rank vegetation, thankfully
left uncut. It has a south-easterly distribution in the
UK, but few records north of Leicestershire and
Lincolnshire. |
