Dacne bipustulata (Thunberg, 1781)
Dacne bipustulata is a tiny beetle with a length of around 3mm, so quite difficult to find. Belonging to the Erotylidae family, this is a common species, found on or around Bracket Fungi on a range of broadleaved trees. Such fungi growing on Birch may be most commonly utilised, but this one was found on Willow, growing at Penny Pasture Common in July 2009.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Dacne bipustulata
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. M L Denton (2002 Sherwood Forest Coleoptera survey). Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register 2006. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Allan and Annette Binding (Clumber Park invertebrate records). NBGRC. Natural England - Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI & Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI, Nottinghamshire Saproxylic invertebrate survey, Natural England Field Unit, April-October 2018. Clumber Park SSSI Saproxylic Invertebrate Survey - A report to Natural England by EMEC Ecology 2019.

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Updated January 2022

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